Revealed! The dirty love life of Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko

By Nehru Odeh

Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments … – William Shakespeare

Regina Daniels is an actress who loves the good life. So is Senator Ned Nwoko, her estranged husband. When their paths crossed and they got married in 2019 it raised not a few eyebrows and created a storm. Netizens bashed the couple for entering into a marital union they considered awful, an anomaly and a misnomer, given the significant age gap between them..

Regina was barely out of her teen years while Ned was 59. Ned had seen so much of the world, while Regina had seen little, save through the prism of the few movies she had seen and the ones she had featured in, which were at best make-believe.

Yet the couple went ahead to tie the knot, which often times is a reality check. Social media then became awash with their show of love, as they confessed their unbridled affection for each other, often times appearing in public in aso-ebi and sharing light-hearted moments together outdoors.

Regina went on to give birth to two children in quick succession, thus giving the impression that theirs was, as William Shakespeare says in one of his immortal love sonnets, a marriage of true minds that brooks no impediments and is an ever fixed mark.

But little did the public know that there were mistaken, that underneath that veneer of a happy union, that façade of a merry go round was a dirty love life rocked by domestic violence, family squabbles, manipulation and drug abuse.

First, was the rumour about Ned allegedly putting Nollywood actress Chika Ike in a family way. Nigerians got a hint when rumours went the rounds allegedly linking Nollywood actress Chika Ike’s pregnancy to Ned. However, Ike denied those rumours, dismissing them as false and baseless. The speculation grew after Regina briefly deactivated her Instagram account. But Ned never gave the lie to any estrangement.

Then things came to a head when a video showing Regina crying and lamenting how she had suffered domestic violence, while her brother Sammy is seen engaging someone in a scuffle went viral. That was when Regina made that famous statement that was indeed an existential cry: “ In Ned Nwoko’s house I am nothing. But in my house I am a Queen”. And the sombre fact that the union had been dogged by marital crisis dawned on Nigerians.

Regina later accused her estranged husband of domestic violence in several social media posts and that triggered a flurry of accusations and counter accusations that unearthed their dirty love life, a love life filled with violence, manipulation, deceot, drug abuse and even, as Regina later alleged, forced and, most times drug-induced acts of intimacy.

That war of words opened a Pandora box that has left many wondering about the couple’s love language and what their love life actually looks like

Defending himself, Ned denied those allegations, blaming Regina’s behavior on alleged drug and alcohol abuse, adding that her “current battle with substance abuse” had caused a strain in their marriage and insisted she undergo rehabilitation.

Amid the ensuing battle that led to the arrest of Regina’s brother, Sammy, who Ned had accused of having introduced her to drugs and frustrated all attempts to rehabilitate her.

However, though Regina admitted to having being addicted to drugs and alcohol, she countered Nwoko’s statement that that addiction was the cause of the strain in their relationship. She averred that her billionaire husband tried to isolate her from her family and control her life.

“Ned, how could you lie so openly and without even small remorse? You know my family has absolutely nothing to do with this. You have always tried to cut them off because of the bond we share, and now you are trying to make them look bad for no reason,” Regina posted on Instagram.

And then the bombshell, the big revelation that give a clearer view, albeit shocking, of how the love life of a couple who are more than forty years apart in age was indeed sordid.

While admitting to having used drugs in the past, the 25-year-old actress accused her husband of exploiting that history to distract the public from his alleged abuse.

“Fine, I did drugs. So what? Is that even the issue between us? The moment we had a fight, you rushed to the public shouting ‘drugs, drugs, drugs’ because you knew it would make a perfect story for the media,” she said.

Regina further alleged that Ned often “broke people down to make them weak and powerless,” adding that he once told her she was “sexier when high.”

“You say you want me to go for rehab, but you’re the same Ned who always wanted me high because, in your words, I’m ‘sexier’ when I’m high. Why don’t you also tell them how you forced yourself on me whenever I said no?” she wrote.

“Sexier when high.” “Forced yourself on me.” Those are not just Regina’s words but also serious allegations which alongside Ned’s expose on her drug and alcohol addiction give Nigerians a sneek peek .into what the couple’s love life looks like and what went on behind closed doors. .

There may be more to it than meets the eyes. There may be other fantasies and sexual perversions. There may be other oddities. And there could be more revelations. But the public would not be opportune to have such luxuries unless the warring couple gift them on a platter. Still, those revelations speak volumes about the fantasies that dot Regina’s and Ned’s love life.

If their relationship hadn’t gone so cold, Nigerians won’t have known, as Regina alleged, that Ned always wanted her high and that she was sexier when high. Nigerians would not have known, according to Regina, that the senator representing Aniocha North Senatorial District forced himself on her. Nigerians would not have known, as Ned said, that his estranged wife was hooked on drugs and alcohol.

Regina also revealed that Ned frequently locked her up, seized her phones and had doctors inject her with drugs meant for people with bipolar disorder.

“Why don’t you also tell them how you lock me up and tell doctors to inject me with drugs meant for people with bipolar disorder? You have never seen me act incoherent, stumble, or lose control, so just stop. Stop using the ‘drugs’ narrative to create distraction,” she wrote.

More accusations and counter accusations too numerous to be cited here ensued. And they all lend credence to the fact that things had really gone awry. But the questions now are: When did things start falling apart and the centre could no longer hold? When did the couple realize they were no longer meant for each other?

“Every problem we have had started when I no longer wanted you, whether sober or high. You are feeling rejected and hurt, and you are struggling to make peace with the fact that it’s all over,” Regina said while reacting to Ned’s revelations about the things he had done for Regina’s brother and mum.

Another Regina’s starting revelation that reveals the sordid nature of their love life is the one about the actress’ sex tape that she claims are in Ned’s possession.

“Yes everyone! It is now in history that ‘Regina Daniels’ did drugs because that was what her husband wanted people to believe. Dearest ex-husband, thanks for breaking the crown you put on my head. No one knew us like we did, and I trusted you with all of me, even with my sex tape which I pray never sees the light,” she wrote.

While there is nothing wrong with a couple being free with each other, there is everything totally wrong with either of them loosing guard and filming their acts of intimacy and, worse still, having their partner have access to the videos. The fact that Regina has a sextape that is allegedly in Ned’s possession speak volumes about their dirty love life.

Regina bared her mind more. “No matter how much you think you spent on me, it can never equal the value of the time I gave you, my prime years, my energy, and the career opportunities I sacrificed while being with you.

“And for the record, I would have filed for divorce long ago if there had ever been a legal marriage between us. We were never married in any court of law… Leave me alone, Ned. Marriage is not by force. Love is not by force,” she said.

From all indications, the rollercoaster romance between the actress and the billionaire politician cum businessman has hit the rocks. still the questions begging for answers are: Why is it that there is no longer any love lost between the couple? Is it that there was no love between the couple in the first place and that each saw the other as use value, what they could gain from the relationship?

While Netizens blame Regina for marrying a man far older than her because of his wealth, Ned himself admitted that he wanted a lady who bailed from the same town with him, adding that Regina ticked all the boxes..

“I married her (Regina) mainly because she is from my hometown. I wanted to find a wife from there and was searching for the right person. When I met her, I knew she had to be the one.

“If you must hear this, I knew that I wanted a wife from my place because I was under pressure from my family and the traditional rulers to marry someone from my place. Regina ticked all the boxes.”

Regina Daniels, on the other hand, also stated she chose to marry Nwoko because of a deep connection and shared interests, such as a love for swimming, and that she defied her family’s initial objections to be with him.

Now that the cookie has crumbled, where did all the deep connection and shared interests go? Why did their marriage admit impediments? Was it that their union was not one of true minds, as the immortal bard, William Shakespeare recommended? Your guess indeed is as good as mine.