Popular Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda Coker has disclosed in an interview that her marriage to Dejo Richards, which crashed in 2009 on grounds of domestic violence among other allegations, as marrying the wrong person at the right time.
Speaking about her first marriage , Monalisa said she did not regret that part of her life, adding that she was naive and young.
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Monalisa further revealed that what she did after her first marriage ended was to “dust the dirt off her body and move on”.
When asked if she sees her first marriage as a mistake, Monalisa said;
She said: “No, I don’t see it as a mistake. I was just young and naive. I met the wrong person at the right time.
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“The person was wrong for me, so what I did was to dust the dirt off my body and move on.”
Monalisa also spoke on why she has not been regular on the TV screens. She said she is getting older and needs to allow the younger generation to take over from her.
“I’m not there on the screens as I used to be. I am getting older and need to give room for the younger generation to take over.”
She said there are certain roles she can no longer play because she is getting older – like roles made for the younger generation – like a young university student. The actress said she is more about producing her own movies and show.
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“That’s another reason I slowed down a bit. But this year 2020, you would see me gracing more of your TV screens.” she added
