In the Nigerian entertainment industry today, interracial marriage is a common trend and according to an actress, celebs love marrying foreign based men because they are better than their Nigerian counterparts.
The number of female stars marrying foreigners has increased now and it is expected to rise as the years roll by.
Here are selected 10 top celebrities who found love in the arms of foreigners and are their wives.
Tosyn Bucknor and Aurélien Boyer (French)
Popularly called ‘Area Mama’, On-Air-Personality with Top Radio FM, Lagos, Tosyn Bucknor tied the knot with her long time French husband on Sunday, November 15, 2015.
Tosyn Bucknor and Aurélien Boyer had their traditional wedding and was attended by close family members and friends.
The event was planned by the Tosyn’s sister Funke Bucknor-Obruthe of Zapphaire Events and among the guests were Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Toolz and Sasha. The couple got engaged in August after dating for 2 years.
Susan Peters and Dr. Croon (Dutch)
Susan Peters and her Dutch husband, Dr Croon tied the knot traditionally on Saturday, October 24, 2015, in Benue State.
Susan and her beau are said to have been friends for almost a decade before they decided to take their relationship to the next level.
Susan and Dr Croon went to the marriage registry to legalise their union on Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Lagos. The two lovebirds are still savouring their honeymoon.
Karen Igho And Yaroslav Rakos (UK)
Karen Igho, who found fame as the winner of Big Brother Africa, got married in Jos on Saturday, December 13, 2014. The controversial diva got married to Yaroslav Rakos after they had dated for nine years. Karen was later delivered of a baby boy at the Mount Sinai Roosevelt hospital in New York on July 4, 2015.
Uche Jumbo and Kenney Rodriguez (Puerto Rican)
Uche Jumbo is unarguably one of the A-list actresses currently rocking the motion picture industry in Nigeria. Aside her huge success as an actress, she is also a thriving movie producer with over 12 chart busting flicks such as: ‘Damage,’ ‘My Life My Damage,’ ‘Mother’s Fight’ ‘Misplaced’ and some other productions to her credit.
The Abriba, Abia-State-born thespian walked down the aisle with her US-based Puerto Rican husband, Kenny Rodriguez, in a low-key wedding that took place on the shores of Puerto Rico, in the north-eastern Caribbean.
The wedding, which held precisely on May 16, 2012 took many of her teeming fans by surprise. Since they both signed the dotted lines, the couple has been living happily ever after with a cute baby, Mattew Rodriguez, to show for it.
Anita Hogan and Ted Mak (Dutch)
Precisely on October 18, 2006, few friends and family members of Anita Hogan, a star of Nigeria’s TV reality show, The Gulder Ultimate Search, gathered at a registry in Eti Osa Local Government Area in Ikoyi, Lagos for her wedding.
Indeed, it was a great turning point for the dark-skinned actress amidst the compromising photographs of hers that cost her then growing career.
In fact, it was a shocking development that instantly wrecked the career of the sensational actress, who even allegedly threatened to commit suicide.
Fortunately for her, her then lover wasted no time in showing his unconditional love for her by legalising their union. Today, they have kids together to show for it.
Chioma Toplis and Andrew Toplis (British)
Once upon a time, the media was awash with the rumour that the marriage of busty Nollywood actress and model; Chioma Toplis was heading for the rocks.
However, she debunked the incessant rumours trailing her marriage claiming her Oyibo husband would commit suicide if she leaves him.
Since the Abia State born actress came to limelight after settling down with Andrew Toplis, a UK born Engineer, she has been battling with allegations of unstable marriage.
But the big, bold and beautiful mother of three (two girls and a boy) with a towering height is never tired of defending her home, which she described as the type any woman could dream of.
Ufoma Ejenabor and Steve McDermott
It’s been five years since actress and former beauty queen, Ufuoma Ejenobor and her husband Steven McDermott tied the knots.
Today, the lovers are gradually building a formidable family after the birth of their baby boy, christened, Isio Jared McDermott and their adorable baby girl, Kesiena.
For the Delta State born actress, coping with her in-laws and adjusting to the foreign culture were much easier than she had thought and made to believe.
Regina Askia and Rudy Williams (American)
Born Imaobong Regina Askia Usoro in 1967 but famously known as Regina Askia, she was onetime Nigeria’s top actress and ex beauty queen. Regina secretly married her American-born husband, Ruddy Williams some years back.
The union shocked a lot of her colleagues and admirers because the news of her white wedding, which was witnessed by a selected crowd, was quite unexpected, as it came on the heels of her controversial break-up with an Igbo big boy, Charles Okorie.
Kate Henshaw and James Roderick Nuttal (British)
Kate Henshaw is undoubtedly one of the most popular and gifted Nigerian actresses. The Cross River State born actress got married in 1999 to a British born James Roderick Nuttal. The couple had their daughter and only child Ella Nuttal in 2000.
Unfortunately, the star actress and her British husband, Nuttal are no longer together as husband and wife. The multiple award-winning actress and Mr Roderick parted ways amicably in November 2011, following ‘irreconcilable’ differences. Their breakup was a rude shock to entertainment enthusiasts as well as her colleagues.
Ashionye Ugboh and Carl Raccah
Few months ago, August 14, 2015, to be precise, Nollywood actress cum singer, Ashionye and her husband, Carl Raccah welcomed their second child.
The couple had known each other for over 14 years but got married six years ago and have two kids together now; a boy and a girl.
The actress once claimed destiny pushed her to marry a foreigner.
Credits: Nigeriafilms.com