Nigerian filmmaker Toyin Abraham has described her husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi, as “one of the best things that has ever happened to me,” revealing that he played a major role in her decision to stop smoking cigarettes.
Speaking on the Morayo Show, the 43-year-old actress said Ajeyemi gave her a firm warning during her pregnancy, asking her to choose between continuing the habit and protecting their child from being exposed to smoking.
“Kolawole Ajeyemi is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. He lets me be me. I used to smoke cigarettes. I still smoke vape once in a while. But I stopped smoking cigarettes,” she said.
“My husband told me something when I got pregnant that ‘you know you can no longer smoke’.”
The actress also recalled how her husband addressed the issue after the birth of their child.
“When I gave birth, we went out, and he saw me smoking; he did not say anything. But he told me that he did not say I should not smoke cigarettes, but must not see the butt with his child,” she said.
“He warned that anytime he sees such, that would be the end of the marriage.”
Abraham, who married Ajeyemi in 2019 and welcomed their first child the same year, also opened up about how her husband views her romantic roles in movies.
According to her, Ajeyemi’s maturity and understanding of her profession have helped their relationship.
“About kissing in movies, my husband is mature. He is not a boy. He is a man. Most of my colleagues’ wives are comfortable with me. I can do every other thing. But ‘promiscuity’ is not one of them,” she said.
“God has blessed me with a platform now; I do not have to kiss anybody like years past.”