How I met, married Ned Nwoko- Regina Daniels

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Regina Daniels has recounted how she met her husband, Ned Nwoko, the lawmaker representing Delta North senatorial district.

The couple’s marriage in 2019 sparked widespread reactions because of the 38-year age hole between the duo. As well as, Mr Nwoko already had 5 wives earlier than their marriage.

Many expressed shock, and a few even criticism. Nevertheless, their union continues to seize public curiosity, with followers and critics carefully following its journey.

Throughout a dwell dialog with a pal on Instagram on Monday, Regina, 24, narrated her probability assembly with Mr Nwoko throughout a household outing.

“I used to be so indignant, she admitted, referring to the household’s choice to go sightseeing. “Why will all of us go to and go sightseeing? However once I obtained there, I met a cute man.

She additional mentioned marrying Mr Nwoko was fully her personal alternative, dismissing speculations that her mom pressured her into the wedding. She disclosed that she had over twenty boyfriends earlier than lastly settling to marry the 62-year-old.

She mentioned, “Once I began with my husband, I even forgot I used to be purported to have boyfriends as a result of I had twenty boyfriends at the moment, one to purchase water and one to do different issues.

“When individuals suppose I didn’t have a alternative and when individuals suppose mummy compelled me, not figuring out that mummy was towards the wedding and my complete household mentioned no.”

In the identical video, Regina mentioned additional particulars of her first encounter with the billionaire could be revealed later.

Age is nothing however a quantity

The lawmaker married the actress on 26 Could 2019 in Aniocha Native Authorities Space, Delta State, they usually at the moment have two sons collectively.

In March 2024, the politician defined his causes for marrying the then-18-year-old.

He mentioned then, “For her notably, I married her as a result of she is from my place. I needed to marry a spouse from my place and was on the lookout for the proper individual. Once I met her, I knew she have to be the one.

“When you should hear this, I knew I needed a spouse from my place as a result of I used to be beneath stress from my household and the normal rulers to marry somebody from my place. Regina ticked all of the packing containers.”

In an interview with Daddy Freeze on YouTube in October 2019, Regina revealed that she married Mr Nwoko as a result of they shared a deep connection, notably of their love for swimming.

Regina, well-known for her roles in Asaba Nollywood motion pictures, started to command consideration, particularly on social media, after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar appointed her his youth marketing campaign coordinator for Nollywood. Lengthy earlier than she was romantically linked with Mr Nwoko, the actress had turn into an web sensation attributable to her obsession with state-of-the-art automobiles and tattoos.

Regina’s ardour for appearing was evident from a younger age, as she started making motion pictures on the tender age of seven. Her dedication to her craft led her to seem in a number of movies, together with Conflict of Spirits, Merry Males 2, and Metropolis Women.