10 Nigerian celebrities who got married to white husbands (With Pictures)

Nigerian celebrities who got married to white husbands - Nigerian celebrities have given inter-racial marriage a try and it has worked out well for some. In fact, unlike in the past when the practice was heavily frowned at, these days, most celebrities no longer give it a second thought before proudly settling down with their foreign partners. More.. 10 Reasons why you should NEVER get back with your ex.. The wealth and expensive lifestyle of Wizkid - See how he spends his millions.. (With Pictures) 10 things that make Flavour stand out from every other Nigerian musician (With Pictures) 3 Controversies surrounding the death of Audu Abubakar (Must Read) Increasingly, and in greater numbers, Nigerian female and male celebrities are breaking the barriers by marrying non-Nigerian men and women. In droves, they are marrying Caribbean nationals, White-Americans and African-Americans. Below is a carefully selected list of actresses who against all odds found love in the arms of white men and equally embraced their foreign cultures.

10. Chioma Toplis and Andrew Toplis (British) Once upon a time, the media was awash with the rumour that the marriage of Nollywood busty actress and model; Chioma Toplis was heading for the rocks. However, she debunked the incessant rumours trailing her marriage claiming her Oyibo husband would commit suicide if she leaves him. Since the Abia State born actress came to limelight after settling down with Andrew Toplis, a UK born Engineer, she has been battling with allegations of unstable marriage. But the big, bold and beautiful mother of three (two girls and a boy) with a towering height is never tired of defending her home, which she described as the type any woman could dream of. How she is coping with foreign in-laws? Hear her, “I don’t have any problem with his family. My mother-in-law died when I had my daughter in 1998 and my father-in-law also died four years ago. They used to come and stay with us during Christmas period. I never had any problem with them before they died. My husband has only one sister who lives in Cyprus.” Navigate using arrows below 9. Anita Hogan and Ted Mak (Dutch) Precisely, October 18, 2006, few friends and family members of Anita Hogan, a star of Nigeria’s TV reality show, The Gulder Ultimate Search, gathered at the registry of Eti Osa Local Government Area in Ikoyi, Lagos for her wedding. Indeed, it was a great turning point for the dark-skinned actress amidst the nude pictures scandal that almost cost her life. In fact, it was a shocking development that instantly wrecked the career of the sensational actress, who even threatened to commit suicide. Fortunately for her, the aged man at the center of the scandalous pictures eventually walked her down the aisle and they now have awesome kids together. 8. Tracy Daniel and Indian Expatriate Actress, singer and one of the golden girls twins, Tracy Daniels, was married to her Indian expatriate. Their traditional marriage took place on Friday April 7, 2012 in a low-key ceremony in Ohaukwu, Ebonyi state. They later celebrated their church wedding on June, same year. Painfully, the union has met with brick walls and they have since moved on with their separate lives. 7. Karen Igho And Yaroslav Rakos (UK) Karen Igho who found fame as the winner of Bog Brother Africa, got married in Jos on Saturday December 13th. The controversial diva got married to Yaroslav Rakos after they have dated for 9 years. Karen was later delivered of a son at the Mount Sinai Roosevelt hospital in New York on the 4th of July 2015. 6. Regina Askia and Rudy Williams (American) Born Imaobong Regina Askia Usoro in 1967 but famously known as Regina Askia. She was onetime Nigeria’s top actress and ex beauty Queen. Regina secretly married her American-born husband, Ruddy Williams somewhere in Lagos few years back. The union shocked a lot of her colleagues and admirers because the news of her white wedding, which was witnessed by a selected crowd, was quite unexpected, as it came on the heels of her controversial break-up with an Igbo big boy, Charles Okorie. 5. Oluchi Orlandi and Luca Orlandi (Italian) Oluchi Orlandi is a popular Nigerian international supermodel. She won the Face of Africa in 1998 and had also covered a lot of renowned magazines such as Vogue, Elle and Sports Illustrated for a record four times. Oluchi, 35, is happily married to a 54-year-old popular Italian fashion designer, Luca Orlandi since August 2005. The happy union has produced two baby boys. She is in the top list of celebrities who have sustained interracial marriages.When recently asked how she copes, she said “I have been married since 2005. I think it is just marrying your best friend more than anything. A man that will understand you; a man that will support you in good and bad times. My husband is my best friend. The dark and beautiful model maintains that her marriage has been wonderful because she married her best friend even though it is an interracial marriage. 4. Ashionye Ugboh and Carl Raccah Few months ago, August 14 to be precise. Nollywood Actress cum singer, Ashionye and her husband, Carl Raccah welcomed their second child. The couple had known each other for over 14 years but married six years ago and has two kids; a boy and a girl to show for it. On the main reason she opted for a white man, the Delta State born diva said, ‘I will call it destiny because it was bound to happen. My husband and I before we got married we were together for like six years. Like any other relationships we had differences but off course we work them out. We got married and now have a son. I didn’t go out looking for an “oyinbo” to marry. It just happened, we met and became friends, love developed and we are married and happily too. My two previous relationships before I got married while I was in school they were Nigerian guys and we are still friends. It is not about been white or black it depends on the individual.’ 3. Kate Henshaw and James Roderick Nuttal (British) Kate Henshaw is undoubtedly one of the most popular and gifted Nigerian actresses. Kate, the Cross-River State born actress got married in 1999 to a British born James Roderick Nuttal. The couple had their daughter and only child Ella Nuttal in 2000. Unfortunately, the star actress and her British husband, Nuttal are no longer together. The multiple award-winning actress and Mr. Roderick parted ways amicably in November, 2011 following ‘irreconcilable’ differences and allegations anchored on infidelity. Their breakup was a rude shock to entertainment enthusiasts as well as her colleagues. 2. Uche Jumbo and Kenney Rodriguez (American-Puerto Rican born) Uche Jumbo is unarguably one of the A-list actresses currently rocking motion picture industry globally known as Nollywood. Aside her huge success as an actress, she is also a thriving movie producer with over 12 chart busting flicks such as: ‘Damage,’ ‘My Life My Damage,’ ‘Mother’s Fight’ ‘Misplaced’ and some others productions to her credit. The Abriba, Abia-State-born thespian walked down the aisle with her American-Puerto Rican born husband, Kenny Rodriguez, in a low-key wedding that took place on the shores of Puerto Rico, in the north-eastern Caribbean. The wedding, which held precisely on May 16, 2012 took many of her teeming fans her by surprise. Since they both signed the dotted lines, the couple has been living happily ever after with a cute baby, Mattew Rodriguez, to show for it. 1. Tosyn Bucknor and Aurélien Boyer (French) Popularly called ‘Area Mama’ On-Air-Personality and singer, Tosyn Bucknor tied the knot with her long time French fiancé on Saturday, November 15, 2015. Tosyn Bucknor and Aurélien Boyer had their traditional wedding surrounded by happy family and friends. The event was planned by the Tosyn’s sister Funke Bucknor-Obruthe of Zapphaire Events and among the guest was Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Toolz & Sasha and more. The couple got engaged in August after dating for 2 years. CLICK HERE to join our BBM Channel for faster updates TOP POSTS YESTERDAY Everything you need to know about the 'new' sexually transmitted disease - See this now! 7 Clear signs that you and your partner aren't meant to be together.. The 15 most anticipated movies of 2016 - See which is number 1! 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10 Nigerian celebrities who got married to white husbands (With Pictures)

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