LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigerian fashion designer, Maureen Esisi, has disclosed that her marriage to actor Blossom Chukwujekwu is still technically intact.Ā
This revelation comes despite their highly publicized split in 2019 and Chukwujekwu’s subsequent remarriage in 2022.
In a recent podcast interview, Esisi explained that the divorce was never formally finalized, as she did not sign the necessary legal documents.
“I’m still technically married,” she stated, emphasizing that she has not signed any papers to formalize the divorce.
Esisi also shared her perspective on the challenges that led to the breakdown of their marriage, citing communication issues and a lack of intimacy.
She expressed her desire to make the marriage work, despite the red flags, and acknowledged her own loyalty as a factor in her decision to stay.
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āI would call his mum, she would give me reasons why we cannot divorce. She would say, ādivorce is not of the Lord. Donāt worry, he would get better.ā And then, magically, he said he was done.ā
āAnd the same you that was telling me every year to stay, how come your son comes up to you that heās done and surprisingly, you throw God out of the way?
āMy separation happened way before it became public. Iām not divorced by books. Technically, we are still married. When you say youāre divorced, it means youāve signed papers, right?
āI have not signed any papers. I do not even know what a divorce paper looks like. I have not seen one before. But they say after three years of separation you are good as divorced?
āI did not sign any papers. That is all I am saying.ā
āEvery time I said I was done, I stayed because it is a marriage. You do not just walk away from it. We were not dating. We were married. I kept saying I was done because the marriage was built on deceit. It was not going to work. I just entered with the thought that I could change him. I could change the situation, make it better.
āThat is the mentality we young girls always have when we enter marriages. When we see the red flags we feel like we have been with this person. We can make it better, make it work, we can manage. So that was the mentality I entered the marriage with. But instead of it working, it just deteriorated to a point whereā¦
āIt was everything (communication, physical connection, sex life). We were talking but not communicating. Everything was just wrong. We were not intimate. My biggest problem is I am too loyal. I did not know if he cheated on me,ā she said.