18th May, 2024
By Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi
Elsie Okpocha, the former wife of Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has addressed those who interfere in her personal life.
Basketmouth, who was married to Elsie for 12 years, announced their separation on Instagram in December 2022.
In a video posted on her Instagram page on Friday, May 17, 2024, Elsie mentioned that some people have been leaving negative comments on her posts, suggesting that she isn’t truly happy and should return to her husband.
She expressed that society often doesn’t want to see a woman happy after a failed marriage and prefers to see her in sadness.
Elsie emphasized that ending a marriage is not a sudden decision and that couples usually attempt to resolve their issues before deciding to part ways.
“Guys, I don’t know why a woman would post a photo and a video of her living her life and you go under the comment section and you are saying things like ”go back to your husband’s life, I know you are not happy, I know you are just pretending”. How do you know that?” She queried.
“Why would you think that a woman would wake up and decide to leave her marriage just like that? It doesn’t work that way. Trust me, both parties would have tried to work it out. And the point where it’s not working out, they go their separate ways. Plus it’s not even your business to start with.
“Why is it a problem that a woman decides to move on with her life and doing her thing? Why do you think it’s OK for you to come and tell her what to do? How about going to tell the man involved, and tell him “go back to your wife’s house” or it doesn’t work that way?
“That’s why you constantly get blocked. Because you don’t know how to talk. If for anything, I feel like you should share encouraging words but instead you are just guessing nonsense.
“I feel like you will be happier when you see a woman unhappy. Don’t come under people’s posts to say nonsense about what you know nothing about. Please”.