With countless movies and several awards to her name, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry is one of the top Nigerian celebrities who is married has successfully combined being married with her celebrity status.
Speaking with ERAVE, Mercy shared her views on the growing rate of celebrity divorces, why most celebrity marriages fail, the media pressures on celerity marriages, and the promiscuous tag attached to some female actress in the industry.
Read excerpts from the interview below.
On the promiscuous tag attached to Nollywood actresses taking the shine off married ones: I take an exemption from that because most of those stories are false. At the end of the day, it depends on individuals and their respective way of life. I wouldn’t agree with you that most actresses are promiscuous.
On the growing rate of divorce in the entertainment industry: Divorce is not only in the entertainment industry. It happens everywhere and not only peculiar to Nollywood actresses. The rate of divorce in the industry is way more than what we witnessed five or ten year ago. Some marriages fail because some people are not ready to stay married or they are wrongly advised.
Speaking with ERAVE, Mercy shared her views on the growing rate of celebrity divorces, why most celebrity marriages fail, the media pressures on celerity marriages, and the promiscuous tag attached to some female actress in the industry.
Read excerpts from the interview below.
On the promiscuous tag attached to Nollywood actresses taking the shine off married ones: I take an exemption from that because most of those stories are false. At the end of the day, it depends on individuals and their respective way of life. I wouldn’t agree with you that most actresses are promiscuous.
On the growing rate of divorce in the entertainment industry: Divorce is not only in the entertainment industry. It happens everywhere and not only peculiar to Nollywood actresses. The rate of divorce in the industry is way more than what we witnessed five or ten year ago. Some marriages fail because some people are not ready to stay married or they are wrongly advised.
On fame affecting celebrity marriages: Some people get married for the wrong reasons. When they get into it, they find out that the main reason they got married in the first place was not properly identified. Such people then look for a way to get out of it by every means possible.
On challenges of celebrity marriages: It is more challenging because celebrities are constantly under public scrutiny. Whatever we do is in the public eye and we are not given a chance in any way. Also, the pressures from the media and some writers who don’t confirm their stories properly contribute to the crash of celebrity weddings. Some journalists are too lazy and forget that they have to take the pain to confirm their reports before going public while some others want to get back at you for no just reason.