Veteran Yoruba genre actress, Lanre Hassan, also known as Iya Awero, has shared the struggles she went through in her marriage because of her passion for acting.
The 74-year-old Yoruba movie star, in an interview, revealed that her late husband became violent when she refused to abandon her career in the film industry.
While he had supported her passion during their courtship, things took a different turn once they became husband and wife.
Whenever she returned from movie sets, she was sometimes beaten for going against his wish to stop acting.
Iya Awero explained that the marriage did not last long as her husband died young.
She added that she never remarried after his death because she did not want to face the unknown in a new relationship.
“Our love story is a little powerful. Because when we were still dating, he was very happy that he allowed me to act. He even came to watch me at rehearsals. But, after we got married, he didn’t agree anymore. So sometimes, when I go to act and come home, he would beat me, saying didn’t he warn me not to act. Though we didn’t get to enjoy the marriage for long because he died young,” she said.
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