Actress and entrepreneur Bose Alao opened up about her marital struggles and how she ended up as a ‘side chick’ to husband.

Alao, in an interview with co-actress Biola Bayo, revealed that she and her husband were separated for three years during which she became his “side chick.”

Bose recounted a painful incident where a woman her husband was dating answered his phone and insulted her, calling her an “old taker,” which she said, deeply hurt her, especially given the sacrifices she made for her marriage, including pausing her career.

She emphasised the transformative nature of marriage, stating, “You don’t truly know who you are until you get into marriage,” and admitted to extreme measures like sending nude pictures to secure money and designer items during tough times.

She said: “You don’t even truly know who you are until you get into marriage. Maybe you’re thinking I am a very calm person, but marriage can bring out something else in you.

“I will send my nude pictures, he has people who collect such, send my pictures to them, then they will give me a designer bag. I will take it to the person, and my money that night will be N700,000.

“My husband and I separated for three good years. I became his side chick to my husband. When someone asked me if I wasn’t done with my marriage, I said no.

“When a woman is done, she is done. I arrested my husband; it wasn’t even me. There was a lady on the street that he was actually dating.

“There was a time I called, and the lady even called me an old taker. Something which I sacrificed for my marriage”.

Speaking of Iyabo Ojo, Bose credited her for a career turning point.

According to her, she said Iyabo was impressed by Bose’s hosting at a traditional wedding, and booked her for her daughter Priscilla’s wedding, unaware it would happen soon.

“Aunty Iyabo saw me on a job. She said she didn’t know I was good. She told me I would anchor the program once Priscilla was set to get married. There was no Juma then. That job changed a lot of things in my home”, she said. (The Nation)