Why Ogogo asked me to quit acting after marriage — First wife

Ajoke Taiwo, the first wife of late veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has opened up about their marriage and revealed why she stopped acting after they got married.

Ajoke, who spoke following the death of the veteran actor in a viral video, said she was already an actress before Ogogo joined their acting group.

According to her, the late actor later asked her to leave acting after their marriage and focus on raising their children.

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Speaking about Ogogo, Ajoke described him as a caring and loving husband, saying his death had left a huge void in her life.

“My husband was a good person, a caring husband. He loved me so much. After him, it is God. His death is a big loss to me,”

“This is a wound that can never heal,” she said.

Recalling how she began her acting career and eventually left the profession, Ajoke said she started acting before Ogogo joined their group.

“We used to act together. In fact, I started before him, before he joined our group then,” she said.

She added that her career took a different direction after she married the actor.

“However, when we got married, he asked me to stop acting and focus on raising the kids,” Ajoke added.

Following her exit from the movie industry, Ajoke took up hairdressing, a profession she has continued to pursue.

Ogogo, who died after battling cancer, was buried according to Islamic rites in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State.