- Jumoke George openly shared her difficult childhood.
- The actress talked about her angry father who disowned her.
- Jumoke described how her stepmother mistreated her and sent her to herbalists for charms to control her father.
Nigerian actress Jumoke George openly shared her difficult childhood. She talked about her angry father who disowned her, a cruel stepmother who took her to a herbalist, her mother who rejected her, and a husband who frequently abused her.
In an interview with Biola Bayo on the Talk to B show, Jumoke described how her stepmother mistreated her and sent her to herbalists for charms to control her father. She felt like a slave and was forced to do terrible things, like cooking food that had charms added to it. In her words:
“My stepmother was even worse. From a tender age, I was sent to a herbalist’s house. It’s a pity and it saddens my heart that I am even the one that will prepare the food that the charm will be added to for my dad. You can’t even handle a slave the way they handled me. Today, I just put an end to that kind of job I am always sent”.
The actress shared that her attempt to confront her fetish step-mom led to her downfall. When she finally told her father, he didn’t believe her and kicked her out. Jumoke George explained:
“When I pleaded with him to allow me to talk, he said, ‘From henceforth, I disowned you,’ and he went into his room, and the next thing I saw is that he came out with his gun.
It was from that moment I entered into a problem. The big mistake I made in my whole life was crying that I wanted to go with my dad when he got transferred”.
The dark-skinned actress explained that her choice to stay with her father instead of her mother led to a conflict. When she became homeless, her mother did not take her in. Thankfully, they were able to mend their relationship a few years ago. She continued:
“It wasn’t until four or five years ago that I knew what I did to offend my mother. But then, she pleaded with me that I should forgive her, that she didn’t have Christ, and it was a time of ignorance, and she was feeling hurt then.
I was sleeping around; I even slept on the table they used for selling goods by the roadside. If I see abandoned vehicle, I will sleep inside. Then, I used a safety pin to hold my bras. I used twine ropes to hold my pants”.
The experienced actress talked about her broken marriage, explaining how her former husband treated her badly, especially with physical abuse during her pregnancy. Jumoke George added:
“When pregnancy came in, my journey with him was like going from frying pan to fire; he will always beat me. It got to a stage; he would come and meet me at movie rehearsal to beat me so that we would both roll down from the upstairs”.
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