Phyna argued that marriages between artistes don’t last because of the pressure they put on themselves in their bid to maintain celebrity status
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Big Brother Naija season 7 winner, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, better known as Phyna, has said marriages between people in the Nigerian entertainment industry don’t last because a lot of them are unrealistic.
Phyna, who is the second woman to win the TV reality show, made the comment during a recent interview on TVC, where she traced her journey to stardom.
According to her, marriages between celebrities crash a lot these days because of the pressure they put on themselves in their bid to maintain celebrity status.
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She went on to say she believes celebrity marriages ought to be easier, given the fact that the couple understands each other’s jobs.
She said, “An entertainer marrying another entertainer is nice because they both understand what they’re doing. They both understand the business, so when I tell you I’m busy, you’d understand. But a non-entertainer don’t.
“You just need to be at the table with someone that understands. Many celebrity marriages fail because most of them front the celebrity life. When I’m with my boyfriend, I don’t even look like celebrity or talk celebrity.
“I’m like any normal girl. It’s when you start bringing in talks about you being this and that in a marriage that you start having problems. Make your relationship like that of normal people with normal lives.
“That way, it’s going to be successful. We have celebrities that have a successful marriage now.”
When asked what she would change or bring into the entertainment industry if given the opportunity, she said she would create more opportunities for female entertainers .
She said, “I would start giving opportunities to upcoming entertainers, especially the females. We face lots of hardship in the industry. I think I would change that and give all female entertainers that platform.
“Only they know what’s there to fake. Even fake life is now more expensive. These money you would spend on living the fake life, you can live a decent and real life from it. So faking it till you make it is really nonsense,” she added.