Leonard had broken the news of their engagement via an Instagram post, where he celebrated her birthday and professed his love for her
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace Nollywood thespian, Freddie Leonard has finally tied the knot with his heartthrob and actress, Peggy Ovire weeks after announcing their engagement on social media.
The movie stars exchanged marital vows in front of family, friends and fellow celebrities, who graced their traditional marriage held in Warri, Delta state on Saturday, November 19.
Leonard had broken the news of their engagement via an Instagram post, where he celebrated the actress’s birthday and professed his love for her.
However, a video of the traditional marriage seen online, saw close friends, family members and industry colleagues take a trip down to Delta to celebrate with the latest husband and wife.
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Some of those seen at the event are fellow thespians, Blossom Chukwujekwu and Anthony Monjaro, who both spotted traditional outfits as they show support for the groom and bridegroom.
Another clip that made the rounds on social media captured the fully-dressed groom exchanging pleasantries with guests at the reception of his hotel residence.
After the video made its way online, fans and followers of the thespians and other netizens trooped to the comment section on the post to congratulate the new celebrity couple.
An IG user identified as lynnpearl7 said, “See man naaahhhcongratulations .”
Another internet user, oma_okocha wrote, “Nwoke Ukwu! Nwakaibeya! Our African Prince❤️❤️ The joy of today shall last your lifetime!!”
kgadi_fitnessdrug added, “Congratulations, Congratulations, Congratulations Fred, see me happy passing the bride and the groom❤️.”
Another netizen, johnmaureen86 said, “Beautiful congratulations to him and his wife .”
While mrenaomonigho also wrote, “Urhobo attire dey fit die….. congratulations oooooo.❤️.”