Doyin Kukoyi, the Nigerian actress and media personality, has addressed the long-standing rumour that she is secretly married to veteran actor Taiwo Hassan.
The speculation began in 2022 when a photo of the two stars from a film set went viral.
In the picture, Kukoyi and Ogogo were dressed in matching traditional attire, with Ogogo appearing to give her a kiss on the cheek.
Kukoyi fuelled the fire by captioning the Instagram post with affectionate love emojis, which she playfully refers to as her “crazy self”.
The image quickly became a media sensation, with a blogger amplifying the rumour by insinuating that Kukoyi was unveiling Ogogo as her husband and had become his third wife.
The claim was further “corroborated” with comments from other colleagues, convincing many fans of its validity.
However, in a recent interview on the Nollywood on Radio podcast, Kukoyi explained that the photo was simply a strategic move to promote a movie in which they co-starred as a couple.
The film star disclosed that she’s never annoyed by the persistent misconception but enjoyed it. She revealed that people still stop her on the street to ask, “How is your husband?” to which she cheerfully responds, “He is fine”.
“What I have realised is people would talk about things you bring into social media. You do not have power or control over people judgment about you. If you do not bring your story out, nobody is going to talk about you. It is either positive or negative way,” she said.
“The first one, I was on a location with Sir Tee (Ogogo). We played husband and wife, giving out our daughter in marriage. And we took a picture. And my crazy self, I tagged the picture my heart rob.
“And they took it out. And till tomorrow, everybody still feels that I am married to Ogogo. I did that to sell that movie. It was not my movie. And the producer was happy about it.
“Till tomorrow, people would still see me on the road and ask me ‘how is your husband?’ I would respond he is fine.
“(I did not correct the misconception) because I put it out there.”
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