Daughter of filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, Eyiyemi Afolayan has said she is not willing to “build with a man from scratch,” expressing concerns that some men change after attaining financial success.
In a recent interview with BBC News Yoruba, the 20-year-old Nollywood actress shared her views on relationships, stating that she would not consider a marriage in which she is expected to financially support a partner from the beginning.
According to her, her position is influenced by the belief that some men tend to become different once they achieve wealth and stability.
“I can’t build with a man. Why I can’t build with a man? You know men; they are ingrates. If I marry a man that doesn’t have money and see money, if I marry him, he will stay with me, not because he loves me, but because he doesn’t have the money to be going around to be promiscuous,” she said.
The ‘Anikulapo’ star, who played Princess Omowunmi in the award-winning film, stressed that she was born into privilege and expects any suitor to already be established financially.
Eyiyemi also addressed the topic of polygamy, making it clear that she would never accept being a second or third wife. She attributed her stance not to jealousy but to her observations of the conflicts that frequently arise in polygamous households.
“I can’t be a second or third wife for any man. It is not because I am jealous or anything. Polygamous home comes with a lot of problem,” she said.
“I was born into wealth, any man that wants to marry me must be doing something for himself, I can’t be feeding him but I can support him.”
