Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has revealed that he heard about his son, Yul Edochie’s marriage to Judy Austin on the internet.
He revealed this in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo.
According to him, his son didn’t tell him that he was taking a second wife and none of his family members followed him to Pay Judy’s bride price. .
Speaking further, Pete Edochie revealed that Yul didn’t also told him when he contested for Anambra governorship election.
“First of all, Yul is 41 and I don’t interfere in his affairs, no. Suddenly, we heard he’s picked up a second wife.” He said.
Mr Edochie went on to throw a shade at Judy Austin.
“Yeah, we did, we did. There is something we always say in Igbo: ‘If you go and pick up ant-infested firewood, it’s a direct invitation to the lizards to come to roost, right?’ So, here I am and that’s all.”
While speaking on the rift between Yul and his first wife, Pete hailed May for her contribution to the success of their marriage.
He said;
“Mary (sic) is not just a daughter-in-law. I don’t want to say that I love Mary more than the other wives of my sons but the love I have for Mary (is so strong, why? The father and I were very close.
“Yes and when we went for the traditional marriage rites in their place, the kind of reception their people gave me, I will never forget. Mary is a girl I love to the marrow, by the way, she is a wonderful person. Mary is a very very brilliant girl. You may not know that.
“Mary is a computer wizard, that lady you’re looking at right, and, to a very large extent, the success of that home is to Mary’s credit, yeah. But again, you know things like this happen and it’s so difficult to convince her that you’re not part of it.
“You know Mary is a wonderful person. I just had my 76th birthday and the message she put out was so endearing. Mary is a wonderful woman.
“A lot of people have been advising her wrongly, you know, trying to see if they can put asunder the link between herself and her husband. Most of these women who are advising her that way don’t have good homes, they don’t.”
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