Dakore Egbuson-Akande On Her Marriage & Career

The lovely actress speaks to punch on her marriage,career,losing dreadlocks and more;

“We met in Lagos. I just relocated from London and he just returned from
Chicago. We got talking because he wanted me to present a television
show. I did not get the job but I did get the dude. It was work-related
but we found out we connected. We were friends for a while before we
started dating. Then, I was not out for a date.

I liked him
for his confidence and he gave me my space too. He was a real gentleman
and well-spoken. When it was time for the engagement, I knew it would
happen, but I did not know when. I knew what it was like to make a
mistake because my parents were not together and I needed to be sure. I
was career driven but not driven about marriage.

On the proposal

“The proposal was really nice. He got down on his knees and proposed and
people were emotional. Shortly after that, we got married. We had
Ayomide, our first daughter, who is now three, and Dasola, who is 10 months old now.”

On her quitting acting

They peddled all sorts of stories-His parents did not like me and that I
quit acting. But it’s not possible that I would be married if my
father-in-law did not like me. I was not even 40 years old yet and people started calling me
an ex-actress. It was hard for me! But I decided to live my life and I
stopped paying attention to maintain my sanity. How could anyone think I
would quit my job because I got married? They said this because I
married into a wealthy family, but I still have my purpose and goals
that I want to achieve.”

 On celeb marriages

“Celebrity marriages are not different. The only reason is that people
are looking at you. The challenges are the same but are amplified in
celebrity marriages. That puts a lot of pressure on the union. The first
thing is to marry your friend. You have to marry for the right reason. I
married for love; someone I am totally in awe of and respect. It is
difficult, but when you have God, there is a balance that comes with it.
It is fun and challenging. It is easy to get frustrated but people need
to remember their vows.”

“I made up my mind that I wanted to wear dreadlocks, and when I was
tired of it, I decided to cut it. My husband did not want me to cut my hair; he wanted our children to meet me with the hair. I dance to the beat of
my own drum and my path is different from every other person’s. I have
my own mind; if I let people shape my opinions of myself, I will not be
authentic to myself.”