Florence Uwaeme
Following the actors earlier announcement of withdrawing from the popular family show ‘the Johnsons’, fans and lovers of the show reacting have asserted that his wife must have influenced his decision to quit the show.
Recall that Samuel Ajibola got married to his beautiful heartthrob, Sandra in December 2020.
Responding to the reactions of his fans and viewers of the show, Mr Ajibola revealed that there is a need for him to get out of his comfort zone as being Spiff is not the ultimate.
He wrote “My decision had nothing to do with my marital status. My wife was very supportive of my decision. She knows I am very analytical. I am not okay with being in my comfort zone for too long. I’m adventurous and I like challenges. My family also gave me their blessings. I know a lot of people might have different opinions about this but I am not moved by that. Being Spiff is not the ultimate. I have bigger purposes to fulfil in life and time is of the essence. I have a lot of things in the ‘bag’ and I’m not quitting acting.
Mr Ajibola also debunked the story that made the rounds on Twitter feed months ago that his wife was his classmate.
“If one is easily swayed by the opinions of people, one would find oneself in a difficult place. Bloggers have even made the news quite hard to verify. Just recently, someone created a fake Twitter handle and tweeted that ‘my wife was my former classmate’.
“The person also claimed my wife used to put my name on the ‘list of noisemakers’.” That was not a true story but it went viral. Those are some of the things celebrities face. We all have our struggles, irrespective of one’s popularity.
“For example, a lot of people did not know that the late American actor, Chadwick Boseman, was going through a lot before his death. They did not know that he was fighting so many battles. Humans are naturally opinionated and the negative side of social media is not helping either. The morality of some of the people who criticise others heavily on social media should be questioned. I have been in the industry for over 25 years. I started when I was just six years old, so I know these things. Being popular does not make one have a regular life. It comes with a lot of attention.”
