After being shunned by his wife, Elsie, Nigerian comedian cum actor, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has now bowed to pressure and deleted the Instagram post where he announced his divorce.
Kemi Filani recalls that the father of four, Basketmouth, stirred reactions with the announcement of his crashed marriage on Thursday, December 22, 2022, where he assured to peacefully co-parent with his wife in taking care of their children.
The actor who didn’t give reasons for the divorce pleaded with the public to respect their privacy.
The sad news has left many in disbelief as they noted how the comedian was fond of making expensive jokes.
Interestingly, his 44-year-old wife, Elsie who seemed unbothered about the public statement took to her Instagram page to speak on a trending argument about ladies cooking for their boyfriends.
The estranged wife of the comedian said cooking for a man while in the dating stage is no big deal but a lady must know her limit.
According to her, a lady must be careful to know when the man is taking advantage of her adding that cooking or doing house chores for a man does not influence the decision to marry a lady.
She further subtly confirmed that all is not well with their marriage after she took to Instagram to share Christmas family shoots without her husband.
Despite the series of comments and questions on her posts, Elsie ignored and also failed to make any response regarding her husband’s divorce letter.
The new development pushed Basketmouth to take off the divorce letter from his page.
“Divorce isn’t on our table” Comedian Basketmouth and wife, Elsie Okpocha speak on their marriage in old video
Meanwhile, an old video of Basketmouth and Elsie kicking against divorce in an interview with, Wedding Channel Africa, has resurfaced online. In the interview, Basketmouth and Elsie vowed never to get divorce.
The comedian bragging avowed that there is no good marriage that end in divorce hence while he and Elsie can’t divorce.
The couple stated that divorce isn’t on their table as they love each other.
