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Kunle Afod discusses pressures behind marital separation

Published 6 November 2026

Actor Kunle Afod has discussed the pressures he says contributed to the breakdown of his marriage to Desola, describing demanding work and family pressures alongside jealousy, infidelity and trust issues. He spoke during an interview on the YouTube channel Kasnasty Sugar, posted on a Thursday, without giving a detailed account of what happened between the couple. Afod said his profession left him and his family with little time together. He also suggested that both partners had been unfaithful, though his remarks did not establish specific events or independently confirm the causes of their separation. The comments are his account; Desola’s perspective was not included in the reporting. The couple began their relationship in 2002 and married in 2005, according to one account. Reports of their separation emerged in February after claims that Desola had moved her belongings from their home. Neither spouse had publicly addressed or confirmed the separation before Afod spoke in the interview, that report said. In a separate part of the conversation, Afod said actors can place their work ahead of their relationships. He described acting as a competing priority for partners and said...

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