Nigeriafilms.com can exclusively report that up and coming Yoruba actor, Babatunde Bernard, who is known as Baba Tee, has secretly married in London.
According to confirmed gist, the actor married an older woman and a yet to be properly divorced Yetunde Oduwole, who is a London based Journalist with City People Magazine.
Yetunde, a mother of two sons, is the ex-wife of fellow journalist, Babs Adegbenjo. They broke up their marriage six years ago.
According to our source, Baba Tee, who is a 2006 Mass Communication graduate from Olabisi Onabanjo University, met Yetunde in London where he squated in her house November last year.
We learnt that Baba Tee was in London for the first time in November 2011 for an award he was taken to with other actors. The source said further that he and some other actors stay in Yetunde’s house in London for the awards ceremony.
“One way or the other, they started sleeping with each other while Baba Tee was in Yetunde’s place in London, our source told us.
As we learnt, when Baba Tee came back to Nigeria, Yetunde flew to Nigeria to beg Baba Tee to marry her, which he agreed to.
Yetunde then flew back to London with Baba Tee and then hurriedly flew married him secretly in London January 2012.
What is wondering their pals is the age differece between the new couple. Yetunde will be 41 on February 14, 2012.
You will recall that Yetunde had earlier dated a younger actor, Aremu Afolayan, Kunle Afolayan’s younger brother.
According to one of Yetunde’s friend, “I pray Yetunde’s crush for younger guys will not destroy her. It’s her life and we should all continue to pray for the new couple,” our source said.