- Deyemi Okanlawon revealed in a recent podcast that his wife doesn’t even follow him on social media.
- He stated that his wife has a different way of dealing with female fans who flirt with him.
Actor Deyemi Okanlawon opens up about his experiences with fame and the dynamics of his relationship with his wife.
Deyemi Speaking in a recent episode on the Deep Dive podcast hosted by comedian, Teju Babyface, revealed that his wife has a unique way of dealing with female fans who flirt with him.
He humorously described her as “a look away person, stating that despite encountering situations where admirers tried to kiss him, his wife has never questioned him about these interactions.
According to him, she has intentionally avoided following him on social media for years, maintaining a distance from the public aspects of his life.
The actor admitted that he never aspired to be in the limelight. Fame, for him, remains an enigma.
Deyemi Okanlawon also stated that if circumstances had aligned differently, he might never have left the corporate world.
In his words:
“If look away was a person, that is my baby girl [my wife]. I remember one time I went out with friends and some lady tried to kiss me. Not once has my wife ever questioned me about female fans flirting with me.
“My wife has not been following me on social media for years. She has never followed me on social media.”
He said he never wanted to be an actor, stressing that he struggles to handle fame.
“I don’t understand fame. I have never dreamt of being an actor. If certain things had happened the way I wanted it to happen, I would never have left the cooperate world”
“In 2019, I quit acting. Fame is nothing, impact is everything.”
In another story, Deyemi Okanlawon opens up on why he promotes his movies aggressively.
In his Instagram post, he revealed that the motivation behind his intense marketing approach is driven by past financial struggles, describing it as ‘brokenness‘.
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