Nollywood actor and comedian Afeez Oyetoro, also known as Saka, has shared why he married at 40. In an interview on WithChude, Saka said he delayed marriage because he did not have confidence and also had no money at that time.
Saka, who is now 61, said he was too shy to talk to women when he was younger. He explained, “I did not have confidence. It took me a long time to start toasting. I got married late because of two major things. My profession and myself.”
He said acting was his passion, but it did not pay well. Back then, actors were not respected, and there was no way to make money from it. In his words, “In my profession, which is theatre, there was no money to be made. Then, nobody recognised artistes. We were doing it out of passion. And the worst part of it is that they did not teach us how to make money from theatre. We were just acting.”
Afeez Oyetoro also shared that many women rejected him because he had no car or money. One woman he wanted to marry told him he must buy two cars before she would agree.
He said, “When I finished, I had no car, nothing. Obviously, when you call a girl, they would look at you like there was no future for you. In fact, one of them told me one day that ‘Afeez you are wasting your life. Leave this theatre and go and do something relevant with your life’.”
He added, “The one I was actually supposed to marry was demanding that I have two cars before she married me. Then something told me, Afeez, this is not your wife. So, I ran away.”
Saka later married his wife, Olaide Oyetoro, in 2003. They have three children together. Today, he is one of Nigeria’s most loved comic actors, known for his funny roles on screen and stage.
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