A 63-year-old businesswoman, Mrs. Mabel Alli, has prayed an Igando Customary Court, Lagos to dissolve her 41-year-old marriage, accusing her husband, Richard, of sleeping with their daughters and impregnating her sister.
She alleged that he sexually molested their three daughters, describing him as a womaniser.
“After impregnating my sister, he took one of our daughters to hospital to have an abortion.
“My 13-year-old daughter told me that he always sneaks into her room to have sex with her.
“I have caught my husband red handed on top of our third daughter. My friends and domestic workers are not exempted. I have caught him making love to them too”, the petitioner claimed.
She alleged that her husband was fetish, adding that he wanted to use her for money ritual in order to finance his political ambition.
“He has taken me to herbalists in Badagry, Sango and other places for money ritual. I followed him because he said it was for goodwill.
“I stopped following him to herbalists when the last herbalist he took me to asked me to come alone the following day, but I went with one of our daughters.
“He told me that I should stop following my husband about and should run for my life, as he wanted to use me for ritual or make me mad, so that he could inherit my belongings, which included cars and houses.
“My husband collected money from me, using charms. He spent it on his political ambition, but he lost the election,” Mrs. Alli said.
She alleged that her husband does not take care of their children.
“Everything rests on me. I shoulder the responsibility of feeding my family, paying school fees, among others.
“I implore this court to dissolve the union. I am no longer interested in it because my husband wants to kill me,” she told the court.
Richard, who denied the allegations, said he was also no longer interested in the marriage.
He claimed that he was the source of his wife’s wealth.
The court President, Mr. Adeniyi Koledoye, fixed May 2 for judgment.
Mrs.Titi Atiku Abubakar, wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said her husband is destined to win next Saturday’s presidential election and go on to lead the country as its president. Titi, during a visit to a chieftain of the party, Chief Bode Olajumoke, in Lagos, described her husband as a child of destiny.
“This is not his first time he will be wanting to be president but God has said it is now his time to be president,” she said. “When they went for primaries in Port Harcourt, not many people thought it was going to be Atiku that will emerge as the PDP presidential candidate. But he came tops and became the party’s flag-bearer. This happened because he is a child of destiny.
“My husband has come to rescue Nigeria from the shackles of these people. Atiku promised women 30 percent of slots in government. Also, he said he will ensure that 40 per cent goes to the youth. He is going to introduce micro credit schemes to help the women and the youth. He is going to win next Saturday’s presidential election and go on to lead the country as its president,” she said.
The wife of the president, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wants Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic, religious and other sentiments, to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in this week’s election.
Mrs. Buhari, in a message to a rally organised by the Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team, tagged ‘Walk for Buhari’, dismissed suggestions that paint the president as a tribalist.
Represented by the wife of the vice president, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Mrs Buhari said: “our president is for everybody, whether men, women or youth.
“Our president is for the whole of Nigeria. There is no discrimination.
“Only yesterday (Friday), a train left Lagos and arrived in Abeokuta. We had not seen that in a long while.
“Buhari has shown that he is worthy of our trust and, APC going to the next level means that Nigerians are also going to the next level.”
Mrs. Buhari also challenged supporters to be vigilant on Election Day, saying: “after you have voted, you must not go back and sleep. You must wait for your votes to be counted and then you write it down.”
Also speaking, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Suleiman Abba, accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of engaging in unnecessary propaganda.
Abba said election rigging was alien to the APC and accused the PDP of corrupting the electoral space.
“APC does not know how to rig election at all. Who are the masters of ballot box snatching? PDP!
“Who declared results in 2007 before the official results came out? PDP! While they are embarking on propaganda, we are focused on our door to door campaign,” the former IGP stated.
Dignitaries at the rally included Youths and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, former Military Administrator of Lagos State, Buba Marwa, and a representative of the FCT Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello.
Others were the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Hajo Sani, and the wives of Ogun, Nasarawa, Borno and Ondo states’ governors, Olufunsho Amosun, Mairo Al-Makura, Nana Shettima and Betty Akeredolu, respectively.
A housewife, Hauwa Adamu, has implored a Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, to dissolve her marriage to Isyaku Na’Allah, over alleged inability to satisfy her sexually.
Hauwa alleged that her husband had never satisfied her sexually.
“He only lasts for two minutes on top of me.’’
She said she married him under the Islamic rights and the union did not produce any child.
Hauwa also alleged that Na’Allah always accused her of aborting pregnancies whenever she conceived, an accusation she denied.
She said their childlessness was as a result of Na’Allah’s lack of “sexual performance.’’
Hauwa told the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage and begged the court to dissolve it.
She said she would return the Sadaq (dowry) the respondent paid on her. The respondent denied the allegations.
The judge, Mr. Ibrahim Shekarau, adjourned the case till October 29 to allow the parties settle out of court.
A Police Sergeant, Mrs. Folake Ogunbodede, who was accused of stabbing her husband, has said she did it in self defence.
The Nation learnt yesterday the woman and her husband, Inspector Taiwo, fought on Saturday.
The husband was said to have stabbed his wife close to her eye and beside the neck.
Sources alleged it was not the first time Inspector Taiwo, an officer attached to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), would assault his wife.
It was gathered he allegedly threatens her with a knife or broken bottle each time he was drunk.
A source close to the family said the mother of three had been told by her family to leave the marriage but she refused because of her children.
She said: “That report online was so unfair to the policewoman. It was a one-sided story. The truth is that her husband is also a policeman. He’s an Inspector, and attached to LASTMA.
“They have been married for long and they have three children. The man always beats her whenever he’s drunk. He doesn’t just beat her but uses any object closeby to hit her.
“There was a time he stabbed her on her breast and mouth. His drinking habit is one of the issues that usually caused problems between them.”
The source, who claimed not to know what caused Saturday’s fight, said the Inspector stabbed his wife by her eye and the back of her neck.
“He was the one who broke a glass and stabbed her. He stabbed her near her eye and by the neck. He pinned her to the ground, and in order to safe herself, she picked a splinter of the broken glass and stabbed him.
“That was how she fled the house to the police to report herself. That is actually what happened,” she said.
However, the report online insinuated the woman’s attack on her husband was premeditated.
According to the report, the couple had a misunderstanding and the man left the house to allow things cool off.
It noted that that Mrs. Ogunbodede warned him not to return home but he did because he had nowhere else to sleep.
“He returned home late last night (Saturday), thinking that his wife would have calmed down, only for Folake to start stabbing him.
“But for the timely intervention of neighbours, she would have killed him, as he was lying motionless at the time of his rescue. Folake has since fled while Taiwo is battling for survival at the hospital he was rushed to,” the report stated.
Spokesman for the command Chike Oti said the case was under investigation, declining further comments.
An Oke-Ogbere Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State capital yesterday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Temilade Oyeyemi and her husband, Ayo Oyeyemi, over deception and adultery.
The court’s president; Mr Sulaiman Olaniyi, said, “In the interest of peace, the union between Temilade and Ayo has ceased to be. Temilade shall take custody of the two-and-a-half-year-old child produced by the union while Ayo shall pay a monthly allowance of N3,000 for the child’s upkeep in addition to being responsible for his welfare.”
Temilade, 28, told the court that her husband deceived her by presenting his concubine to her as his aunt.
“After our marriage three years ago, Ayo deceived me that his concubine was his aunt. During the wedding, he introduced the same woman to my family as the only person that could stand in place of his late mother; and my family. Ayo then took me to his mistress’s apartment to live,’’ she said.
Temilade said that the lady gave her all that she needed and she was happy living with the two secret lovers.
“However, I noticed that at around 1am on most days, Ayo would move to the floor where his secret lover he referred to as his aunt was sleeping to have sex with her. He often blamed hot weather for leaving my side to sleep on the floor. It then became clear to me that Ayo and that woman were never related but that they were secret lovers.’’
Temilade said that when she was pregnant, Ayo abandoned her.
“Ayo is not trustworthy, he is a wicked man,’’ dissolve our union Temilade earlier pleaded.
Ayo, 38, conceded to the dissolution of the marriage after he had denied some of the allegations.
Ayo, who claimed to be a building engineer, said his wife was a good-for-nothing and lazy woman.
“I am responsible for my cooking and washing; I have all along catered for Temilade’s needs,” Ayo said.
Ayo’s father, however, pointed out that his son was a terrible husband and a fornicator.
“Ayo never told us about his wedding and we are surprised about how everything has turned out. No one knows the concubine he is parading as his aunt. In fact, Ayo has never taken care of me since I had an accident in 2010,” Ayo’s father said.
Some of Temilade’s family members in their separate testimonies presented evidence of how Ayo maltreated the petitioner and prayed the court to terminate the union.
First Lady Aisha Buhari sent some cheery news home yesterday from London about her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari: he will return soon.
And he’s recovering fast from his ailment.
But she wants Nigerians to keep praying for him.
Hajiya Aisha is currently in London to be with the President.
She gave the update on the President’s health in a message to the 23rd Annual Ramadan Lecture of Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria (ADS) held in Abuja.
The First Lady, who left for London about five days ago, was represented at the lecture by her Senior Special Assistant on Administration, Dr. Hajo Sani.
“My husband is recovering very fast. And very soon, he will return to the country to resume his official duties,” she said.
“I thank Nigerians for their prayers for my husband. Please, do not relent in your prayers.”
The message sparked shouts of Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!! Allahu Akbar!!!(God is great) by the Muslim faithful.
She added:”The President will be back very soon.”
She said she was “hopeful of observing this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival at the ADS Mosque in Maitama as she had been doing even before getting into office.”
The president returned to the United Kingdom early last month for a fresh round of treatment.
The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in announcing his departure on his Twitter handle on May 7 had said: “PMB travels tonight for medical follow-up. Length of stay to be determined by London doctors. Govt to function normally under VP.
– Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) May 7, 2017
In his sermon at yesterday’s lecture, the Chairman of ADS Northern States Council of Missioners, Sheik Muhydeen Ajani Bello asked a state governor and others wishing Buhari dead to desist from such thought.
He said: “There is a governor going about wishing Buhari dead. Let us ask him: If Buhari dies, is he going to replace him?
“We need not wish our leaders dead. If we keep talking like this, it is not good. By the grace of God, the President will return very soon.”
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative Lasun Yusuf who also spoke at the event, singled out two of the achievements of the President.
He said: “The coming of President Buhari into power has succeeded in bringing sanity to our governance. If that is the only thing he has achieved, he has done well.
“When you mention Buhari, no matter how intelligent or crooked you are, you will shiver.
“Secondly, the President has also shown that government can be run in an open and transparent manner.”
He said Nigeria can get out of the economic woods through “long term investment with back up innovations.”
In his address, the National Vice President of ADS, Alhaji Ibrahim Adebayo Yusuf urged Muslims in leadership positions to protect public trust despite the economic recession.
He said: “Public trust has two meanings-a general meaning and specific meaning-but we must jealously protect it.
“The general meaning has to do with all commands and prohibitions of Islam while specific meaning is everything that every individual is obliged to take care of, uphold, and fulfil, including protecting the rights of others.
“Let me as an individual say that, Allah in Quran 23:08 has admonished all believers to faithfully observe trust and covenants. Upholding trust in Islam is a virtue whether public or private.
“It is public knowledge that among the best virtues of our noble Prophet Muhammed are honesty integrity and upholding trust and covenants in his public and private life. So, as Muslims, we have a good example to follow.”
A house wife, Mrs Olamide Bola, yesterday told an Akure Customary Court, that her husband, Ogunlana Bola, had sex with her daughter more than once.
The complainant is seeking divorce of her five-year-old marriage that produced a four-year-old boy.
According to her, she can no longer tolerate the respondent’s wild sexual urge towards her and her 11-year-old daughter.
The complainant, who wept in court, regretted her marriage with the respondent.
The court’s president, Ayodele Omotola, ordered hearing notice to be served on the respondent for appearance at the next adjourned date.
Omotola adjourned the case till January 18 for continuation of hearing.
An Agodi Customary Court, Ibadan, yesterday ended the marriage between Kazeem and Mary Eniola.
Mary, a housewife, told the court that her husband habitually stole her money.
Testifying in a divorce proceedings against Kazeem, Mary said her 15-year-old union was characterised by acts of irresponsibility from him.
“I shouldered the responsibility as regards feeding, school fees payment and welfare of the kids, instead of him to appreciate my struggle for the care, he was in the habit of stealing my money.
“He beat me as he likes and packed out of our home to impregnate another woman.
“Your Honour, I am tired of his shameful acts, victimisation and embarrassment,” she said.
Kazeem denied the allegations and pleaded with the court not to grant his wife’s request.
He said he had nobody to assist in catering for the three children, if the divorce suit was granted.
The court’s president, Mukaila Balogun, granted the divorce, holding that there was no love between the couple.
Balogun awarded custody of the three children to Mary and directed the respondent to be pay N9,000 monthly for their maintenance.
Funmi Tijani, has been deeply involved in the arts in the last three decades, given the fact that she has part of her roots in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital widely reputed as the land of arts, and her paternal background is also neck-deep in the arts. A young grandmother who has been on the dance stage with the likes of South African music impresario, Miriam Makeba, and has worked in productions handled by the best in the theatre and movie industry in Nigeria, she has been involved in virtually every aspect of entertainment, particularly as she has also been informed in stage performances as well as radio and television jobs at one time or the other.
One of the few actresses to have had enjoyed a long marital life in the country, Funmi Tijani separated from her husband of many years, but you can tell that her heart did not totally leave the marriage. She shares with PAUL UKPABIO her desire to become an evangelist and lead a wholly Christian life. She also relives some of her glorious moments and her hope of marital fulfillment.
What are you working on at present?
I am involved in hosting seminars and art-related businesses. I am an executive officer at a film village where we are working on a major film called Osun. It is going to be an international film which will also feature some Nigerian artistes. But it is a foreign production.
Which play was the last you acted in?
I have done so many works on stage, television and radio. But I remember my last television appearance was in a sitcom called Delicate Matters. Although I have just been contacted for a production that will also come up soon, Delicate Matters, which was shown on NTA, particularly brings back memories. I acted in it with the likes of the late Justus Esiri. But there have been several others, even on different television stations.
You were known more as a dancer, but you later crossed into the movie industry…
I used to be a backup singer at a time. Later, I moved into the radio through the FRCN (Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria) where I was doing radio drama and so on. But somehow again, television beckoned and I also moved there. Again, the stage had an appeal and soon I was given roles there too. But I really wasn’t selective about any of these acting mediums. So, what happened was that I didn’t stop one for another at any given time. I was more or less doing all together as the roles came along, even till date. It is just that after a long while, the dancing aspect gave more way to acting.
What has been the difference between acting on radio, television and stage?
Well, to start with, acting came naturally for me. But even then, there is a big difference between just acting and acting professionally. On stage, as an actress, there could be that initial phobia; the thought that people are watching you directly. But it could just be momentary and a good actress quickly overcomes that. That is different from the television. Radio has its own bit of nervousness because you have it at the back of your mind and you say to yourself, ‘Oh my God, people are listening to my voice. How I’m I sounding?’
How did you get into professional acting?
We had an acting group then at the National Museum, where we used to put up plays and producers used to go there to watch. On the side, I was in Eddie Ugbomah cinematography and acting productions. It was from there that the producers would just pick you, call you or just tell you to come around for audition or take part in a production. So, I went for such audition and got casted for a role.
The same thing happened to me before I got into radio productions. You know, the producers used to come around and watch our performances, and you would not even know that they were there. They would ask about your background, especially if Eddie Ugbomah was there. That was how I was picked.
Still, which one do you like most between the three?
(She hesitates and laughs) Maybe the television. And that is because the television gives you an opportunity to watch yourself later and then critique or applaud your performance. The stage, the radio, (laughs again) I like all. With the radio, you can listen later too, if recorded, to know how you delivered your lines, even though you cannot watch.
Can you compare acting in those days with acting of today?
It’s difficult to compare. They shouldn’t be compared. At that time, the impression and focus was on what you could deliver professionally. But now it is different. Even if you are not trained, you can be put on set once the marketers want you there. It is who the marketers want that features; it is not about what can be delivered.
In the past, the producers sat down to watch and even queried your performance. It was more about professional details. Now, doing productions when fatigue has set in, they just lump things together and it is ready! I have done one with them like that and I was thoroughly pissed off. Now there is the problem of ‘inner caucus syndrome.’ It is not much about performance at auditions; it is about belonging. You get to hear such phrases like ‘she doesn’t belong to us,’ or ‘he doesn’t belong to us.’ And because of that, no role!
That is why you would not see particular faces in particular films in some parts of the industry. It is rare these days to find cross-over actors in the different genre. They won’t call you. And it happens even to the big names in the industry.
Can you recall some of the names you have worked with?
I remember taking part in Don Pedro Obaseki’s production, working with Joke Jacobs, Taiwo and Kehinde, Keppy Ekpeyong and Sam Loco. There was a production in Yoruba language, it was about corruption, an ill in our society, by Mamoud Alli Balogun, Ola Tubowale, Sola Fosudo… so many names that I’m struggling to recall now.
Tell us about your most embarrassing moment in your acting career.
Yes, I have had such an experience. It happened to me during a production. I cannot understand exactly what happened to me that day. I could not remember my lines. I just went totally blank. Then I was on set with Sam Loco and he was like ‘I will have to let you go today.’ He told me to go and find somewhere to cool down my brain. So I left and returned the next day and did it, and it was great.
Was it that you were thinking of somebody?
Only God knows. Till today, I cannot say exactly what it was. But it happened again that I forgot my lines. This time, I was sick. I went on set and I was blank on my lines. Though I still had a good delivery on that day, I left the set and went straight to the hospital. I was terribly sick. The only person that knew was the one who took me to the set on that day. When I got to the hospital, I was told that I had acute malaria and typhoid. No wonder I was drawling while delivering my lines.
It is said that actresses do not get married. But you did…
(Laughs) But we do get married. The thing called marriage is like that. In our industry, people fall in love, even go on dates, and even get married to each other despite being in the same profession. But marriage goes beyond that, because it also depends on how they handle their relationship. Most often, they soon start accusing each other of infidelity and adultery. I think that if you are married to an actor or an actress, it is even better. But when you are married to someone who is not in the industry, it becomes tougher because he will not understand.
How long did your own marriage last?
Mrs Funmi Tijani (right) with Mrs Nike Okundaye
I’ve been married for decades, though I hardly discuss my marriage. If you ask me about my husband, I usually say that he is fine. He is a retired Commander in the Nigerian Navy.
What lessons have you learnt from marriage?
I have my children. The naval officer (estranged husband) is fine and I am fine. Tolerance is important in marriage. It is important that couples accept one another for who they are. Although right now I am on my own and he is on his own, living together as married couple lasted for many, many years. And it was perseverance and tolerance that made it to last that long. For now, we are living apart.
That means you are only separated, not divorced?
I am living on my own and he is living on his own.
How about your children and grandchildren?
They are fine and God has been with us and God is still with us. We do get together with the children and the grandchildren.
What is your dress sense like?
I wear whatever suits my mood. I love to sit down with my designer and tailor to choose what will fit me and suit me. I do not just wear any kind of dress or cloth. I love African prints. I design most of them by myself. You know I also have this sister and friend of mine, Nike Davies Okundaye, who owns Nike Art Gallery. She is one of my mentors. We started from the early 80s. My mother comes from Oshogbo. I used to follow her on most of her businesses trips.
I have maternal relationship with Oshogbo. My grandmother and the late Oyin Adejobi are sisters. Duro Ladipo is related and Antar Laniyan is my cousin. My mother was a popular dancer and singer. And on my father side, though they were not as famed in art, they are equally known traditional singers and drummers,
What is your style like?
I love big earrings! I have been wearing them for quite a long time. I am used to my big earrings. I also keep a low haircut.
What led you into the arts?
I want to say that I had a natural background in the arts. At a time, I was writing for Lagos Weekend and did articles for them. Also I did some work for Daily Times even as a dancer. I really was going around with Daily Times for their beauty pageant event, The Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant.
Which came first, dancing or acting?
Everything came up all about the same time. I recall that I was acting while also dancing. I was a backup dancer for the Jazz 38 Club with The Extended Family Band led by Tunde and Fran Kuboye. It was about jazz. The National Museum was bubbling then. There was the Peter King band. I did performances with Eddie Okonta. Ben Tomoloju was there too. Then there was Grace B of Mother Africa and then later with Victor Owaifo and King Sunny Ade.
Did any of them fall in love with you then?
(Laughs) Of course, yes. But as a lady, you have to be disciplined. I simply told them that I was married. Sometimes, my husband used to follow me to production sets and all that.
You said earlier that the organisation you are working with, will be putting out a foreign production stitled Osun. What is holding it back?
Funding, as usual. We will soon be starting up. We have even outlined some other new productions that we will also be working on.
We hear that you are into religion now…
I have actually been running away from it for quite a while. If you know some of my longtime friends, they will tell you that I am spiritual in a way. I am an evangelist, though I have not explored it. But now it is different. If you were to meet Tunde Kuboye, he will tell you he was perhaps the last to mention it to me. Many people of God have told me the same thing. It is a calling for me now. God has sent so many men of God to pass the message to me. It has come every year. They tell me that I am an evangelist. At a point I started realising it, because I would say something and it would come to pass. I would see it in dreams before it happens and I would say it.
Are you saying that you are now a practising evangelist in addition to your acting profession?
Not exactly that I went to a bible college or that I am planning to do that. What I’m saying is that God has already called me and ministered to men of God to pass the message to me, and I know within me that it is true. God even caused some of His servants to lay their hands on me to work for Him and I have now started doing so. I now go on evangelism with different churches. Sometimes I attend a church and the pastor receives a message to call me out for an evangelical assignment. So that is what has been happening to me. I do not run away from it anymore. I have decided to listen to God.
Was your husband happy about your acting career?
Yes, he was. I even recall that when we were in Calabar and I was working at NTA Calabar then, I got him involved somehow in the production.
Yours must have been a happy marriage…
We were happily married, but we had our ups and our downs like any other loving couple in marriage.
But are you considering returning to that marriage or going into a new one?
Really, I do not know what God wants to do in my life. I have surrendered to Him. If God says I should return to my husband, I will go. But if God says no, I will stay. I am already on my own. Everything is in God’s hands. Even the possibility of another husband is in God’s hands. I will not go against the commandment of God, more so now that I am working for Him. You cannot be going about fornicating, committing sexual sin and having sexual affairs when God has not assigned anybody to you. Since I am focused on God, it is better I wait on God.
But how will you know when God instructs you to return to your husband or take a new one?
Of course I will know. And why not? Let me tell you, when God decides, He will send a man to me. I have a pastor friend, he is a divorcee, but recently he went to South Africa for a Christian programme and then to USA. He said that immediately he entered the venue of the programme, God told him his wife was there. And about the same time, God told a woman at the programme that her husband to be was there. She walked over to him and gave him the message. So it happens.
There is a popular pastor in Ikeja too. When his ex-wife was alive, she used to tell us that it was when she went to a convention that she met her husband, the pastor. God told her that he was her husband; that she should go and meet him, and she did. She gave him the message and the man could not say no because he too must have been waiting. So when I meet him, if that is what God wants, I will know. Right now, I leave everything in God’s hands.
Do you still dance?
Oh yes, I still do. I even dance now more than before. You can see my figure. Except for the little grey hair that I have, you won’t even notice that I am a grandmother. In 1978 when I went with Daily Times to perform at the Miss Nigeria zonal pre-final competition in Jos, I met Miriam Makeba who was highly impressed with my dancing skills. She actually stood up to dance with me. With my costume and my usual large earrings, I blended with her songs and the dance steps.
She was excited. She was there holidaying with a friend and the organisers seized the opportunity to invite her to the event. That was a person that I had longed to meet because I liked her and I had been admiring her from a distance before we finally met. She even requested that I joined her, but at that time I couldn’t.
What do you miss about your childhood?
I do not miss much about my childhood except that my parents’ eyes were always on me. But when I became grown up, I was on my own, and you know I miss the pampering that I used to get.
If you were not in the arts, where else would you have loved to be?
I would have loved to be in the military. I love the military. I love the way they dress, their uniforms, I love a lot of things about them. I guess that is why I married someone in the navy, an officer. I love the legal profession too.
Why did you choose wear low hair cut?
As a child, my mother used to have my hair cut very low. When it was kept long, I used to feel feverish, with headache. So, she told me not to be cutting my hair again. That was how I maintained my hair cut from childhood. It is spiritual.
