Nigerian Comedian Bright Okpocha popularly called Basketmouth has revealed some very intimate things about his wife that you will hear for the first time!
The 36-year-old Abia state born comedian has revealed in a new interview with Encomium the low moments of his life as a married man, how he is a ‘houseboy’ when he is at home with his wife, how his wife always shed tears whenever he is away and many more…
See excerpts from his interview below:
How has it been being a married man as an entertainer, knowing full well that you guys are being chased by women?
I don’t know about chasing, maybe the musicians, but for comedians, I am not sure if we are being chased by women.
But being a married man has been great. I married a friend. The girl that I love and she understands me 100 percent. We have been together for a very long time; about 10 years. So, she understands me. She knew me when I was coming up; and she knows me now; she understands everything about me. That alone helps my marriage to become stronger and stronger. I travel alot, and I am always happy I have a wife who understands that. It’s been good and great.
What are the low moments of your marriage, and how have you been able to manage?
Mine is different because of my job. The low moments are times when she would cry because I wasn’t around. These times has been difficult for us. There was a time I travelled out of Nigeria for two months. Although during the period, I came to Nigeria three times, and when I was about leaving the next day, she was crying profusely.
How do you make-up?
Gifts. And whenever I am in the country, we have fun together. Like now, she’s here with me. She follows me to everywhere I go. I am also a houseboy, whenever I’m home, I do not leave the house. I spend every moment with my family; my wife and the kids.
What are those chores you do at home that people don’t expect?
I cook. I try, I can’t really say I’m a good cook. But I cook for my family.
I’m not that experienced to start giving advice to older people but, everything centres on love and understanding in every relationship. Look at our parents, after 30-40 years of marriage, they are still together. Then, you ask yourself, what are they doing right? What are they doing wrong? Then, you find out that they are patient and tolerant. Our parents are tolerant but children of today are not. We’re more materiali-stic, no genuine love. I think, we should learn from our parents. If not that my dad had passed on; he would still be married. Don’t just marry somebody because she’s pretty or she’s from a rich family.
The comedian got married to his heartthrob, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha in 2010.
Source: Naij