For more than two decades, Nigerians have been eager to know why Jumobi Adegbesan, the popular AIT host, left her career following her marriage to Nollywood star Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD).
Well, RMD, who recently celebrated his 21st wedding anniversary, has revealed why his wife gave up her burgeoning broadcasting career to maintain their marriage.
RMD, who married Jumobi on December 29, 2000, celebrated their anniversary with a love image of ‘how it started and how it goes’. Instagram.
Thereafter, the 60-year-old actor took to his Instagram page to answer questions from fans after his anniversary.
He wrote: “Before we were married, my wife had decided that she did not want to be in the public eye and that she needed time away to raise our family. It was a decision he made on his own. “
“He just gave up fame (not his dream), he’s very successful in the corporate world, and founded a successful business he’s passionate about, it’s called Blends and Blingz.”
Nollywood star Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) and wife
However, he also pointed out that the marriage between two public figures could also be successful, but his wife chose family over fame, even before getting married.
Love story
If you were an avid fan of AIT in the late 1990s and early 2000s, chances are you’ve seen Ms. Adegbesan host the popular show “Lunch Break.”
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He would eventually leave the show to pursue his other activities. At the time, one of the interests he decided to pursue was starting a family with RMD.
Nollywood star Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) and his wife in a flashback
Over the years, Adegbesan has not only kept the home together, but has achieved success in the business and corporate world since leaving AIT.
Their union is blessed with children.
However, before he married in 2000, RMD was married to the late Nigerian journalist and editor May Ellen-Ezekiel (MEE).