Veteran Nollywood actress Ayo Adesanya has revealed that the abuse she endured in her failed marriage led her to alcoholism.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!In a candid interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the actress shared the painful details of her past, including how her ex-husband not only prevented her from acting but also threatened her with violence, once vowing to gouge out her eyes with a knife.
Recalling the ordeal, she disclosed that she suffered abuse for a decade but remained in the marriage due to the fear of public shame.
“Anywhere my ex-husband saw me, he would beat me,” she said. “He beat me so much that I became an alcoholic. But I couldn’t leave because I was afraid of people saying I couldn’t keep a man.”
Watch her emotional interview below:
