It’s crazy to think that not long ago, interracial marriages were not only frowned upon but criminalized. Being hidden was dangerous and forbidden.
This is a list of 12 Nigerian celebrities who chose to marry foreign men.
1. Susan Peters
Susan Peters, a Nollywood actress, married a Dutch man named Koen Croon in a private ceremony in 2015.
She described married life as “sweet and sour,” saying it was “sweet and sour.”
It is both sweet and sour. You no longer do everything you used to because you are no longer single. It’s like a checkbox; it’s not the same as being single. In 2019, the couple welcomed their first child.
2. Ufuoma McDermott
The couple has two kids.
3. Tosyn Bucknor
Tosyn Bucknor, a Nigerian media personality, actress, and content creator, married her French boyfriend, Aurélien Boyer, in 2015 at the Landmark Events Centre in Oniru.
The two made a lovely couple, and many Nigerians supported them.
When the news of Bucknor’s death broke in 2018, it broke hearts worldwide.
4. Uche Jombo
Uche Jombo, a Nigerian actress, married her Puerto Rican/American husband, Kenney Rodriguez, in 2012. They have been blessed with a lovely son.
5. Karen Igho
Karen Igho, the Big Brother Africa 2011 winner, married her long-term boyfriend, Yaroslav Rakos, in 2014. The two keep their personal lives very private. God blessed them with a baby boy in 2015.
6. Oluchi Onweagba
Oluchi Onweagba, a Nigerian model, married Luca Orlandi, an Italian fashion designer, in 2006. The couple has two kids.
7. Regina Askia
Regina Askia, a veteran Nollywood actress, is a Nigerian-born, American-based family nurse practitioner (FNP), healthcare and educational activist, television producer, writer, and public speaker.
