I Could Have Bought a Hummer Jeep to Beg My Wife- Actor Taiwo Hassan Talks Marriage
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Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan a.k.a Ogogo opened up to Ademola Olonilua of
Punchng about his marriage and why he prayed his wife forgive him.
Read excerpts from the interview below:
On if he’s a womanizer
“I
am not a womanizer, I just believe that people surround me because of
the love God has for me. It also depends on how you present yourself to
people. I believe in self control because if you have sex with every
woman that comes your way, then your life is in danger. If I indulge in
such acts, I will not look as radiant as I am at my age. Most likely I
might have contracted various diseases. If I were a womaniser, I would
have thought I contracted a sexually transmitted disease during the time
I was critically ill.”
How did you meet your first wife?
“We
were in the same theatre group and I admired her a lot. I saw her and I
was interested in her. I told her that I would like to marry her and
she agreed. I later married another wife but I believe everything in
life has to do with destiny. I vowed that I would not have a second wife
because I never fancied polygamy but it happened and I believe it was
for a reason. It is God’s doing.”
When you told her you wanted to marry another wife, how did she react to the news?
“She
felt bad and I begged her. May God give us a good wife; if I had money I
could have bought a hummer jeep to beg my wife but I am not that rich. I
made her understand how it happened and that regardless, it would not
change anything between us. I begged her to please accept it as our
destiny and I appreciate her for her understanding.”
But some women will either pack out of the house or make it unbearable for the man. Did such a thing happen to you?
“Not
at all, she did not do any of that. I asked my younger brother and two
of my sisters to help me beg her. When they begged her, she said she
believed that it is destiny.”
What is the atmosphere in your house?
“One
thing I like about my first wife is that she encourages me to help
people, especially my family members. She always makes sure I satisfy
them if they need my help. When my mother was alive, she took good care
of her. God is the only one that can forgive us our sins and I pray that
he forgives me. I also pray my wife forgives me.”
When you fell very ill, it was rumoured that you peddled cocaine and it got burst in your belly
“I
do not even know what cocaine looks like. Of course, I heard the rumour
but an official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency once told
me that no one survives it when cocaine bursts in the belly. It is
normal for people to peddle rumours against a popular person. Some
people are image makers while others are image breakers. While I was
ill, a journalist very close to me published that I had AIDS. When I
became healthy, he began to dodge me. When we eventually met, I told
everyone present to thank him for me because without his write-up, even
though it was false, no one would have known that I was very ill and I
could have died.”
When you were very sick, did it ever occur to you that you might die?
“Of
course, it was only natural for one to have such thoughts at that
period. I began to have the feeling that I might lose my life after I
had sought for help at several places but found none. I spent a lot of
money while taking care of myself.”
What lessons did you learn from your illness?
“I
learnt that it is not everybody that truly likes you. We have a lot of
entertainers in Lagos but only a handful cared enough to check on me
when I was ill.”
How were you able to regain your stature because you looked very frail when you were ill?
“That
is the work of God because I did not use any drug to regain my stature.
I had chronic ulcer so I had to be eating well; the only thing I could
not do was exercise. I am getting over it because ulcer can only be
managed and not totally cured.”
Did you have ulcer because you hardly ate?
“Ulcer
is not only about eating well, there was too much acid in my body. I
don’t go to parties, neither do I drink alcohol. The day it began, I was
fasting. I was at home for seven months without taking anything except
pap. I thank God the worst is over”
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