‘How I met my husband’ – Actress Ekene Umenwa reveals

Nollywood actress Ekene Umenwa has shared the heartwarming story of how she met her husband, Ifeanyi Ogbodo Alex.  

In a recent interview, Umenwa revealed that their relationship began as a business partnership several years ago.

Over time, their professional collaboration grew into a meaningful friendship, which eventually blossomed into love.

The actress’s journey from business partners to life partners highlights the unexpected ways love can flourish.

“I met my husband years back, I cannot be specific because I am not good with time and calculations, but my husband is good with it. So I think it is more than five years ago that I met him and it was business that brought us together,” she said.

“Because he is into the kind of business that I do. As business brought us together, from business to friendship and the guy had started falling for me and I later fell for him.”

Umenwa also revealed why she kept their relationship private until they got married. She attributed her decision to her being a private person.

“Well if you know me, you will know that I am a private person and if not that I decided to do this marriage to the glory of God, I would not even post about it,” she added.

“I decided to keep it from social media because I think I was not so ready to post it. I needed to be sure about it. I wanted both of us to pray about it because it is not easy.

“Many people come on social media and start putting their marriage out there but there are who do not like you, a lot of forces out there that might come.”

Umenwa and Alex, a movie producer, tied the knot in November 2023. They recently welcomed their first child together.