Yoruba star actress and Glo Ambassador, Funke Akindele,
has opened up on reports and rumours about her
pregnancy.
A
close family source of the actress told
Entertainment Café that Akindele was amused
reading a story in the current edition of a Lagos-based soft sell magazine suggesting that she suffered a
miscarriage and her movie career
has nose-dived.
“Funke is not pregnant yet. She has chosen to be silent
on the true state of her condition because in Yoruba culture, it is more of a
taboo for a married woman to publicly denounce or confirm if she’s pregnant or
not.
“This is a private affair and that’s why she was so
amused and even surprised about the story claiming that she lost her pregnancy,”
the source told Entertainment Café in a telephone
chat.
The source added that when the initial story with a
picture of a supposed baby bump
hit the internet and that Akindele was in her first trimester, she silently
claimed it since that is her wish after a grand wedding in
May.
The rumour continued to fester in September after
another soft sell magazinepublished pictures of Akindele at the Nigerian
Entertainment Awards held in the United
States.
When the 37-year old actress strolled into the premises
of Eko Hotel And Suites, venue of
The Headies, on 20 October, all eyes were on her.
Funke, who wore a black silk pair
of trousers and high heeled shoes,
was seen strolling around with her friends.
But when Entertainment Café
walked up to her to inquire about her rumoured pregnancy, the actress’ mien
tightened into a scowl.
But the persistence of our correspondent forced a stern
remark as she walked off muttering: “What do you want to hear? Thought you are a
Yoruba man?”
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