Actress Jumoke George has revealed a heartbreaking story about her early years, divorce and parental rejection.
The tragic experiences that molded Jumoke’s life were disclosed in an emotional discussion with Biola Bayo on the “Talk to B” show.
Jumoke described how she was mistreated by her stepmother, who made her go to a herbalist’s home at an early age.
She claims that she was created to cook using charms meant to manipulate her father. Jumoke stressed that her experiences were extremely unpleasant as she described being treated like a slave.
“My stepmother was even worse. From a tender age, I was sent to a herbalist’s house. It’s a pity and it saddens my heart that I am even the one that will prepare the food that the charm will be added to for my dad. You can’t even handle a slave the way they handled me. Today, I just put an end to that kind of job I am always sent”, she said.
She said when she finally confided in her father about her stepmother’s cruel actions, he didn’t believe her.
She said that he disowned her, leading to a period of homelessness and hardship.
Jumoke recalled squatting in various places, sleeping on tables, and even using safety pins to hold her clothes together.
“When I pleaded with him to allow me to talk, he said, ‘From henceforth, I disowned you,’ and he went into his room, and the next thing I saw is that he came out with his gun.
It was from that moment I entered into a problem. The big mistake I made in my whole life was crying that I wanted to go with my dad when he got transferred”.
“I was sleeping around; I even slept on the table they used for selling goods by the roadside. If I see abandoned vehicle, I will sleep inside. Then, I used a safety pin to hold my bras. I used twine ropes to hold my pants”, she said.
Jumoke also opened up about her troubled relationship with her mother, which stemmed from her decision to stay with her father during his transfer.
She said her parents have since reconciled, while her mother apologised for her past actions.
“It wasn’t until four or five years ago that I knew what I did to offend my mother. But then, she pleaded with me that I should forgive her, that she didn’t have Christ, and it was a time of ignorance, and she was feeling hurt then.
Furthermore, Jumoke shared her experiences with domestic violence in her failed marriage.
She claimed that her ex-husband would frequently beat her, even in public, saying that the abuse escalated during her pregnancy.
“When pregnancy came in, my journey with him was like going from frying pan to fire; he will always beat me. It got to a stage; he would come and meet me at movie rehearsal to beat me so that we would both roll down from the upstairs”.
