Women Who Had Children For My Husband Are My Friends, Lizzy Anjorin Opens up

Two weeks ago, Nollywood actress and entrepreneur Lizzy Anjorin took many by surprise with her wedding photos that suddenly surfaced online.

AllNews reports that the couple tied the knot on Thursday, July 16 in a lavish wedding and hours after, reports surfaced that her husband Abdulateef Lawal had wives and children who he neglected.

However, speaking with Kemi Ashefon of Lovehaven Magazine, Anjorin opened up on their journey to taking a step forever and the alleged wives and children.

On how she managed to keep her husband away from social media for so long and how she went about the wedding which many were not aware of until photos surfaced online, the mother of one said she detests exposing her personal life in the social media community. 

"I am a very private person despite being a celebrity. I shield my life away from the media. My daughter, who is now 23-year-old doesn’t appear on my handles. She is currently studying in the United States and I’m sure not anyone will see her here or abroad and say, 'that’s Liz Anjorin’s daughter.’

"Left to my husband and I, we didn’t want our wedding to leak to the media. Despite being close to some journalists like you, I kept it away from all of you (laughs)."

Asked how the photos found their way to the social media the following day, the actress said: "I was surprised because we had told everyone present that we didn’t want the social media posts. Someone must have leaked it."

Also speaking on why she waited this long to tie the knot with her heartthrob, she said "I wanted to be somebody in this industry and prosper very well in Lagos before I would marry. He agreed and told me that the only way I would make him happy is to prosper in whatever I do in Lagos. I went ahead and he supported me all the way."

Dispelling rumours of her husband having wives and children, the light-skinned actress said she is the only legal wife of Lawal, even though he has baby mamas who are her friends.

"All those photos they are peddling on social media are false. I am not saying he is not a father of children; he has children of other women. He is a Muslim and entitled to at least four women. So why the noise for crying out loud? These two women who have kids for him are my friends, we talk on the phone. I still spoke with one of my stepchildren before you called me. 

"My daughter is four years older than his first daughter. The two women who are mothers of his kids talk to me like my friends, and bear no grudge. If, after my marriage to him he impregnates another woman, I will accept the baby and bring them home. I married him and not his mistakes. Our mansion is big enough to accommodate 10,000 children. 

"Forget the lies being peddled around that he has four wives. He has just two baby mamas and there is a difference between babymama and wife.

"If you claim to be a Mrs. Lawal and you don’t have marriage certificate, then you are fake. We married in the court, we did customary wedding and had a Nikkai. I am his legal wife and I thank God for that."