The union between celebrities are very common in Nigeria especially in the Nollywood industry where actresses are happily married to fellow actors. The likes of Toyin, Seyi Edun, Yewande Adekoya, Bukola Damola and many others married popular Yoruba actors.
However, some actresses looked far beyond the industry for their best half, partner or soul mate. Therefore, we would be looking at 5 Yoruba actresses who married someone outside their profession;
- Bukunmi Oluwashina:
Popular Yoruba actress, Bukunmi Oluwashina is one of the talented Nollywood actors in Nigeria who is vastly experienced and a great interpreter of roles. The beautiful actress is one of the actresses on my list who married someone outside her profession.
Bukunmi Oluwashina got married to her longtime boyfriend, Ebun in 2020 and the couple currently have a daughter named Ava. Ebun is not a thespian like his wife, Bukunmi.
- Wumi Toriola;
Beautiful and endowed Nollywood actress, Wunmi Toriola is one of the popular actresses in Nigeria who is multi-talented and experience. Wunmi Toriola is one of the beautiful actresses who married someone outside their profession.
The beautiful actress got married to a US-based Nigerian man whom she met on Facebook 3 years ago. The handsome man whose name is unknown is not a movie practitioner like his wife, Wunmi. The couple is blessed with a son named Zion.
- Biola Adebayo;
Beautiful Yoruba actress, Biola Adebayo is also known as Eyin Oka is one of the talented Nollywood actresses in the Nigerian entertainment industry. The amazing actress also got married to a man who is not an actor like her.
Biola Adebayo just got married this year, 2021. The beautiful actress married Steven Akirinde who is not her colleague in the movie industry.
- Yetunde Barnabas;
Beautiful Nollywood actress, Yetunde Barnabas also known as Miss Pepeye is a talented actress who is very good with scripts. Yetunde Barnabas is married to a popular Nigerian star who is not an actor like her.
Yetunde Barnabas got married to Peters Olayinka, a Nigerian professional football player this year, 2021. Peters is a professional football player who plays for Nigeria and Slavia Prague.
- Olayinka Solomon;
Beautiful actress, Olayinka Solomon is another amazing Nigerian actress who chose a man outside her professional career. The beautiful and talented woman just got married this year to her heartthrob.
Olayinka Solomon married a Nigerian man who is not a thespian or movie practitioners like her.
Celebrities marriages are common in the industry but these actresses looked beyond the industry for their king.