Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Silva has revealed how her parents reacted when she brought husband Olu Jacobs home for marriage in 1984.
The couple, who are both veterans of the Nollywood industry, got married about 40-years ago in 1985.
Joke Silva spoke about the reception Olu Jacobs received from her family ahead of their wedding while featuring on a recent episode of real estate magnate Dr. Stephen Akintayo’s Leadership podcast.
She revealed that the nearly 20-year age gap between them posed an issue with her father but not so much with her mother. Joke Silva is 62, Olu Jacobs is 82.
The veteran actress explained that while her father was initially against them getting married because of the huge age gap, her mother immediately supported it owing to having a similar experience with her own parents.
Dr. Akintayo asked: “You got married in 1985 at 24 so your husband was 20 years older than you, why did you accept?”
Joke Silva replied: “I was in love with him. As simple as that. And he was such a very gorgeous person.
“I remember one of my sisters telling me in 1984 when I came to Nigeria with him [Olu Jacobs] and they met, she called me aside and said, ‘Joke, this is the man to take to daddy.’
“Initially, my dad had issues with the fact that he [Olu Jacobs] was older but my mum was like, well, this is the person they know me with, and then her parents had that kind of age gap as well. So, she agreed for us to get married.”
