Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has, for the first time, addressed the issues surrounding her marriage to Senator Ned Nwoko.
In an Instagram video, Daniels pleaded with Nigerians to stop attacking her mother.
“Hey guys, please stop insulting my mom, I beg you. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me. She’s my God on earth. For seven years, my mom held it down. You all insulted her, but she tried. She warned me. My brothers warned me. Everybody did,” Daniels said.
She revealed that her family initially opposed her marriage to Nwoko, but she went ahead because she was in love.
“Everyone said no. My mom warned me, my brothers were fighting, breaking bottles. I even went to the police station and said, ‘Arrest me! My family doesn’t want me to marry the love of my life,’” she said.
Daniels dismissed long-standing claims that her mother forced her into the relationship for financial reasons.
“You all should stop saying I got married out of greed. Excuse me — we were not broke! What amount of money can a man give to a mother who already has a child providing for the whole family? Through me, my mom trained all her children. I was a blessing to her, and God used me to settle her,” she said.
In the same video, Daniels spoke passionately about her sons, Munir (born 2020) and Khalifa (born 2022), saying, “I’m going to fight for my children. I’ll take them, train them, and raise them with or without your support.”
Despite her emotional tone, the actress said she still respects her husband.
“I did fall in love, and I still care and respect him. That’s love — care and respect. The only reason I’m not fighting you, Ned, is that I want Mona and Khalifa’s father’s name to remain strong. But they can take mine,” she said.
In the caption of her post, she reaffirmed her independence, “For the record, I don’t regret anything. Na only me carry my leg enter. This was a route I was meant to take — not my final destination.”
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