Nigerian Jamaican Actress Maureen Okpoko: How Marriage Crash Pushed Me Into Depression

Nollywood actress Maureen Okpoko whose marriage recently packed-up recently revealed in a chat with The Nation revealed how her marriage crash nearly ruined her career.

“I am just grateful to my family for standing by me; they helped me pulled through the whole journey,” she said.

“It was not an easy task, but they kept encouraging and never let me alone, till I was able to pick-up the pieces of my life back.

“It could have been terrible; who knows could have been a lunatic roaming the streets. Prayers and counselling also helped me a whole lot. I remain eternally grateful to God”.

On reconciliation with her ex-hubby, she closed a possibility.

“No too much water has passed under d bridge.”

Nominated for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2016, Okpoko is a native of Anambra State and of Nigerian and Jamaican descent.

Her father is a Nigerian while her mother is from Jamaica.