Just as it is with Hollywood and other big movie industries around the world, Nollywood has a story of many amazing actors who married each other. From legendary stars such as Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva to the ever-bubbly Nobert and Gloria Young, some of these actors met their partners on movie sets or through industry connections, while others met far from the industry.
While some of these marriages ended in divorce, there are still many others that have survived and continued to thrive decades after the couples found themselves and dragged each other to the altar.
Here Are Some Popular Nollywood Actors Who Married Each Other
1. Olu Jacobs And Joke Silva
Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva have been married for over three decades. The couple married in 1985 after meeting for the first time at the National Theater in 1981, before Nigeria’s 21st Independence Day celebration. They share two children, Olusoji Jacobs and Gbenga Jacobs.
2. Peju Ogunmola And Sunday Omobolanle
Peju Ogunmola has been married to Sunday Omobolanle, also known as Papi Luwe, for more than three decades. They first met in Peju’s father’s house when Omobolanle was working with her father, Kola Ogunmola, who was an actor and dramatist.
The couple shares kids, including a son, Sunkanmi Omobolanle, who is also an actor. On his part, Sunday Omobolanle has other children: Victoria and Kemi from his first wife, Kudirat Folashade, who died in 2006.
3. Zack And Ngozi Orji
Famous Nollywood actor, director, and producer Zack Orji has been married to Ngozi Orji since 1988. Unlike many other Nollywood couples, Zack and Ngozi began dating and got married before the pair joined the movie business together in the 1990s.
Their marriage is blessed with three children: two younger daughters and an older son named Lionel Chukwuemeka Orji. They are one of the most notoriously private couples in Nollywood.
4. Gloria And Nobert Young
Gloria and Nobert Young’s marriage is more than two decades old. They got married in 2002, and after struggling to have kids for close to seven years, they finally had their first child in 2008. They went on to have two more daughters.
The pair first met on the set of a movie and had been together for almost three years before Nobert asked her to marry him.
5. Moji Afolayan And Razaq Olasunkanmi Olayiwole
The love story of Razaq Olasunkanmi Olayiwol and Moji Afolayan is similar to that of many others in the industry. They first met on a location in Ibadan as young actors and fell in love.
The pair dated for two years and then got married on December 4, 2004. More than two decades after they got married, the pair is now blessed with a son and two daughters. Their oldest daughter, Damilola, went missing in July 2013 but was found a few days later.
6. Mide Martins And Afeez Abiodun Owo
Mida Martins and Afeez Abiodun Owo have been married for more than 2 decades. They got married in September 2004 and have two daughters, Omotola and Anuoluwapo.
In 2017, their marriage nearly ended following Mida’s alleged affair with MC Oluomo, and they were separated for about three years before getting back together in 2020.
7. Florence And Iyke Okechukwu
Florence and Iyke Okechukwu got married on April 17, 2013. They met on the set of the popular Nigerian TV show, Tinsel, where they were paired as lovers; Chuks and Ene. They stretched their love beyond the screen, and more than a decade later, they are still married, and happily so.
The couple shares two children, a daughter named Chinemeremiheoma and a son named Ikechukwu.
8. Segun Ogungbe And Omowunmi Ajiboye
While most of the Nollywood actors married to other actors on the list are still together, Segun Ogungbe and Omowunmi Ajiboye have since separated.
Segun Ogungbe and Omowunmi Ajiboye met on the set of Iyunade, and soon afterward, they began dating. Although there have been reports that the pair got married in 2015, the actress has since refuted the claims. Nonetheless, they lived together for several years and had two children: Obadara Ogunbe, born May 30, 2015, and Derrick Obafemi Ogungbe, born on May 30, 2020.
While they were together, Omowunmi was referred to as the actor’s second wife after Atinuke Ogungbe. In 2024,
Wunmi and her former lover went their separate ways. The actress took to social media to accuse the actor of being an irresponsible man. She claimed he impregnated one of her staff and molested others in their home.
9. Adesua Etomi Wellington And Bankole Wellington (Banky W)
Adesua Etomi Wellington and Bankole Wellington (Banky W) have been married since November 2017, after getting engaged in February of the same year.
Their traditional wedding took place on November 19, 2017, then the court wedding on November 20, 2017, and followed by the white wedding on November 25, 2017, in Cape Town, South Africa.
With both Banky and Adesuwa having careers in Nollywood, their meeting was far from the industry. They began dating after the musician and actor messaged the actress on Instagram. The couple’s love story began in 2015, but they kept it away from the public.
At the moment, the pair has a son, Zaiah, born in January 2021, and a daughter, whom they welcomed in October 2024.
10. Oluwaseyi Edun And Adeniyi Johnson
Oluwaseyi Edun and Adeniyi John have been married since 2018, having started dating in 2016 after Adeniyi and his ex-wife, Toyin Abraham, parted ways in divorce. Nonetheless, there are speculations that he was still married to his ex-wife when he was seeing his current wife.
The couple welcomed their first children, a set of twins, in 2023.
11. Ibrahim Suleiman And Linda Ejiofor
On November 8, 2018, Ibrahim Suleiman and Linda Ejiofor got married. Nearly two years after the wedding, they welcomed their son Keon Iman Suleiman on July 9, 2020.
The two have been friends for a couple of years, but started bonding when Suleiman’s mother died in June 2016. Linda later convinced him to audition for a leading role in African Magic’s Tinsel in November 2016. He eventually got the role of Damini White, the boss and onscreen lover of Bimpe Adekoya, played by Linda.
Since then, the pair started seeing each other more often, and after a year, he told her how he felt about her, and they started dating quietly. In October 2018, he asked her to marry him, and she agreed, and their wedding took place six weeks later.
12. Toyin Abraham And Kolawole Ajeyemi
In August 2019, the news made rounds that Toyin Abraham and Kolawole Ajeyemi got married. The actress, who has been friends with her current husband before getting married to him, was previously married to Adeniyi Jonson from July 2013 to August 2015.
Toyin and Kolwole share a son, Ireoluwa Okikijesu, born in August 2019.
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13. Stanley Chukwuebuka Nzediegwu And Blessing Jessica Obasi
Another set of Nollywood actors married to other actors is Stanley Chekwuebuka Nzediegwu popularly known as Stan Nze and Blessing Jessica Obasi. The couple dated for three years, keeping everything under wraps before tying the knot in September 2021, in Lagos.
The couple welcomed their child, a son named Jayden, in October 2023.
14. Bimpe Oyebade And Lateef Adedimeji
Lateef Adedimeji and Bimpe Oyebade (Mo Bimpe) got married on December 22, 2021, in an Islamic ceremony (Nikhai), in Ikeja, Lagos. The traditional wedding was held at Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on December 18, 2021.
Before the wedding, fans of the couple suspected the two were in a relationship because of how close they were, but they always denied, claiming their closeness was due to friendship and work. Bimpe cleared the air when she said they started dating in March 2021.
15. Frederick Leonard And Peggy Ovire
Frederick Leonard is married to Peggy Ovire. The couple got married on November 19, 2022, in the presence of colleagues, friends, and family.
Before the wedding, the pair had been together since 2015, and both came to the realization they were made for each other.
Sadly, their union was not meant to last forever as they went their separate ways in 2025.
