Nollywood actress Irewole Olaniyan has spoken out on claims of having an affair with a married man. Kemi Filani reported that the man’s wife, Mary Edris, in a social media post, accused the actress of having an affair with her husband for about three years. She claimed she had previously approached the actress privately to discuss the matter, which she initially denied knowing he was married, described him as not her type, called him unprintable names, and said she blocked him.
Despite Irewole’s claims, Mary said the relationship continued, and her husband supported Irewole’s movie productions, trips, expensive bags, and lifestyle. She alleged that the actress went on a trip with her husband to South Africa in September 2024. She called Irewole a home wrecker and a torment in her home, crying for her to leave her husband. She said her husband had dumped the actress, and yet she was still contacting him with different numbers and asking for money.
Now speaking out on her social media page, Irewole admitted she had something with him but ended things when she found out he was married. She said they had only a few dates, and the restaurant posted a video of them from one of those dates. She said she had no issue because she wasn’t hiding and didn’t know he was married then. The movie star claimed she had already broken things off with him before his wife found out about their affair.
The Yoruba actress claimed the man hasn’t stopped reaching out to her and slammed his wife for threatening her and trying to tarnish her public image. “Good evening, everyone. First, I’d like to thank family, friends, and fans who have been in my corner for over 24 hours since this debacle started on social media. I’m aware that a post has been circulating on blogs since Friday about me dating a married man.
I’d like to address this issue ONCE: I am not with this man, and I haven’t been with him since I found out he was married. We had a few dates, and one of the restaurants made and posted a video of us from one of those dates; I had no issue because I wasn’t hiding and didn’t know he was married then. I believe Maryam found out about this restaurant date a year later, and I’m glad she did, because I had left her husband even before she reached out to me, and I let her know that when she did.
I told her her man isn’t my type and apologised, and she accepted the apology, even though she never agreed that I didn’t officially date the said man; that was the end of it. However, the said man wouldn’t stop reaching out to me. And in his continued attempts to reach out to me, I believe Maryam found out and decided to put her message out to the world. Maryam would be in my DM saying all sorts of things, threatening me and saying she’d tarnish my image because I have a public image.
She’d always allude to my lifestyle and eating in restaurants with my actual MAN as being with married men. On some days, I’ve been forced to respond to her because I’m only human. One of those times was my response to her yesterday, when she made the post. There’s no hard work I’m showing her because I don’t want her husband, and I don’t need him. I only responded because I felt she was doing this for clout and targeting me.
She’s always said she’d tarnish my image, and she’s tried to get what she wanted. I genuinely didn’t know he was married, and I’d never even gone on a date with him if I knew”.
