My Love for Theatre Cost Me My Marriage – Yetunde Wunmi
By Trek Africa Newspaper
Veteran Yoruba actress Yetunde Wunmi has opened up about the sacrifices she made for her career in a recent interview with BBC Yoruba.
The 64-year-old actress began her journey as a stage performer in 1982 with Sunday Akinola’s Feyi Kogbon theatre group.
Reflecting on her nearly four-decade experience in the film industry, Yetunde Wunmi shared that her passion for acting contributed to the end of her marriage.
“I cannot forget Adelove. He brought stage drama to Danjuma film, close to where I lived at the time.
He wore all white that day and arrived in a white car.
Everyone rushed to him, and I also moved closer to touch his clothes. I was so happy; it felt like I touched gold.
That was when I developed an interest in theatre,” she recounted.
Despite the personal sacrifices, she expressed no regrets about her acting career, stating, “I lost my marriage due to my love for this theatre, but I have never regretted being an actress since then because God has been gracious to me.”
