Nigerian Box Office Queen and actress, Funke Akindele, has opened up about her divorce from her ex-husband, Abdulrasheed Bello better known as JJC Skillz.
Funke Akindele has been making headlines for weeks following the premiere of her movie “A Tribe Called Judah.” While she has achieved numerous successes, it’s essential to acknowledge that she has also faced setbacks, including two unsuccessful marriages.
In a recent conversation with Joyce on Wazobia, Funke Akindele discussed these “setbacks” and elaborated on why she refrains from viewing them as failures
She said,
“If you don’t fail, you can’t be successful. You have to keep trying. Like when a child is trying to walk, the child will walk small and just fall off. So it’s normal for you to fall but you just have to pick yourself and rise again.
“For me, I see failure, I see challenges, I see obstacles, as part of life. My mum raised me like that. My mum will say if you do not fail, if you do not fall, you cannot succeed. So you have to keep going. And note, I do not even see the failures.
“If you ask me now can you tell me one failure, I don’t see it as a failure. My personal life – marriage, I just take it as it comes. My mental health is very important. My career is very important, darling. I have to make an impact. I have to empower a lot of people. I have to inspire young people out there. I have to stay strong for my children and my siblings. Why am I living? I have a purpose, so my head is up. Yes I cry, yes I break down, but after I cry, I just look in the mirror and say “Keep moving”.
Funke Akindele and JJC tied the knot in 2016 and welcomed their twin children in 2018. However, they separated after seven years in 2022.
Nine months after their separation, JJC Skillz secretly married a lady from Kano identified as Falilat Raji.
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