My hubby's first wife is happy i married him
 

MERCY is a graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan and the second in a family of five, a Christian family from Edo State.

"I'm now a married woman," she said proudly, adding: "I've got two beautiful kids."

A movie production named Ara, shot her into the limelight.

This she confirmed in an interview with the Nigerian Compass on Saturday, attributing it all to hard work and God's grace.

"Well, I'll just say it's the grace of God and hard work on my side. I just believe that if you work very hard and you pray, and you stay focused, and you always stay goal oriented; I'll say what has really helped me is pure hard work and God's grace upon my life," she said.

There are few names in the industry that actually inspired her.

"I looked up to someone like, Wemimo Olu Paul, Uncle Yinka Quadri and a whole lot of people," she said.

One of the latest works of Mercy titled Osas has been rumoured to have the same story line with 'Jenifa,' a comedy movie by Funke Akindele.

"People are saying they have the same story, because Osas and Jenifa are both comedy films; but that does not make it have the same story line. How can you say it has the same story line when you've not watched it? I think they should just wait to watch it and then conclude if it has the same story line or not," she said.

She described herself as a very hard working, very friendly and a down to earth person.

"I can't stick with lazy people," she said. "I'm also a very blunt person."

She does not joke with her work, no wonder she has produced movies even more than those who had spent longer time in the industry.

" I have two forthcoming movies, Osas Omoge Benin and Hajia Jemila, these are my two movies that are yet to be released and which are produced by my outfit. I am doing another job; we're actually going on location next week," she said.
Although Yoruba movies brought her into the limelight, not many people know that Mercy actually started with English soap operas.

"I actually started with the English genre of the movie industry. I started with a couple of soaps, and I did one or two movies before I branched into the Yoruba industry. I featured in movies like Treasures by Chico Ejiro and Images with Fidelis Duker. I later did a movie with Dove Media which is Sapphires and Ananias, I did one or two other movies, and it's been a while.

Mercy who got married last year debunked the rumour that she married her husband, Larry Gents, an hotelier for his money.
Her words: "I love my husband very much and my husband loves me too. I was not poor, I'm a hard working woman and I make my money too. I married a rich man, well, I'm lucky; but I work hard and I make my own money."

Mercy's hubby has two wives. She is number two. She shared her experience so far in a polygamous home.

"There is no problem because my lyale (The first wife) doesn't even live in Nigeria. She lives in the US with her kids, and she hardly comes around. In Nigeria, I'm the only wife and she is like a senior aunty to me. It is people outside that create problem, when there is no problem. She has lived abroad all her life; she hardly comes home. She is even happy I'm married to her husband. She is like a big aunty we talk all the time," she said.

Mercy  started  her career in the industry in 2006, and within a short time she became a   known   face   to reckon  with.   But despite that she had her own share of challenges.

"When I was still an upcoming actress, one of the challenges I faced was finding people who will believe in the talent I had. Apart from the pretty face, people tend not to believe in you by not giving you a chance or a medium to express yourself or your talent. That is one of the challenges I experienced then; I think another challenge for me then was actually reading my scripts in Yoruba. It wasn't so easy at first, but now I'm a professional," she said.

Although she is prominent in the Yoruba film industry, she says she is not limited only to Yoruba section of Nollywood.

"I don't see myself as a Yoruba actress, I see myself as a professional. Once you are good, you are good. It's just the medium that differs; I don't see Nollywood as either English or Yoruba. I see Nollywood as one. It's just the medium in which we express ourselves that is different. I see myself as a Nollywood actress. If I get a good script which is written in English, I will do it; if I get a good script which is written in Hausa, if it takes me to learn Hausa language, I will go to that length and do it, because I am a professional and I will do all it takes for me to thrive in my chosen career.

Being a celebrity has its good and bad side. Mercy had one experience she will never forget.

She said: "There was a day I went to the shopping mall and there was this young girl with her mother who came shopping. When this girl saw me, she started screaming and shedding tears. The girl's name is actually Kanyin, you know I felt loved. I was like oh God! That means for her to have acted that way, she had some love for me. That made my head to swell,  I couldn't just describe the feelings I had that particular day. I was just crying and saying: Oh Lord! I just thank you because that means they are seeing me.

"For someone to love me so much and showed that kind of feeling; someone I didn't even know, someone watching me on TV, I was like Oh! Father I'm blessed. That's an experience that I can never forget. There are so many others, another memorable one is when I went somewhere and this ruffians just came and they were like 'Iwo leni, iwo loma lo n gbe bon, o ma Ion se bitoo to', just because I acted a bad girl that carried gun in a movie. They said: 'Ibon e da oya, a maa pa e leni. They brought out a gun and asked me where my own gun is. They too glamorous, I am just in between. I wear what I'm comfortable in. I am a trendsetter. I love to be the first to do things, but I don't overdo things. I believe there is style in simplicity. I'm not a lousy person. My best color is blue and I also love green.

When asked what accessories she will break the bank for, she said: "I have so many of them, maybe shoes and bags, wrist watches. In fact, everything; I am a very fashionable person; I don't have a particular accessory I love most, I just know I love shoes, jewelries and clothes.

"I've lost count of my pairs of shoes; I love good shoes, I love good bags, and I love good jewelries. So, I don't really have any fashion accessory I can die for, I can die for all of them.

"My makeup varies. I use Mary Kay products, and I use Mac products; the truth is just that I am an olojukokoro; I don't really have said if I didn't bring out my gun they would kill me. I begged them that it's just a movie. I think those two experiences I can never forget."

On how she has been able to cope as a wife, mother and actress, juggling between locations, she said: "It's not been easy, but I will say I have been blessed with a wonderful man, very understanding; he is someone who loves me unconditionally; he is not selfish. I just have a wonderful husband and he makes my job easier.

Describing her husband and the attraction between them, she said: "He is caring, loving, and handsome. He is also understanding, mature and he is prayerful. Those are the qualities I had always been looking out for in a man. I have them in my husband."

a preference. I may just wake up today and say today its Clenic and tomorrow I might just say I don't want any make up. I'm a very restless soul; I get bored easily with things."

Although she has attained fame in the industry, she said she was yet to have a big achievement in the industry, adding: "I don't have any big achievement. I have just started. I don't think I have gotten to the quarter of where I want to get to. I can only say I have a big achievement when I'm able to stand as a legend in the industry, when my name has a permanent stamp in the industry. When I have become a serious force to reckon with, I don't want to just reign for a while then fade away like weather actress. If in 50 years to this time I am still this strong then I can say I have the biggest achievement. When Theatre Arts students see Mercy Aigbe as a reference point then I can say I have the biggest Mercy's boldest step in life is her decision to study Theatre Arts in school.

She said: "My family was vehemently against me studying Theatre Arts. I just believed I have the talent. I felt if I study Theatre Arts I will be equipped to face whatever challenges in the industry, and it will make me a professional. My father especially was like No! No! No! For a year when I was in school I had my uncle pay my school fees, but I went through hell. I think that was my boldest step.

"He's now proud of me. He'll tell people, 'that's my daughter. Do you  know  Mercy Aigbe? She's my daughter'. I just give God all the glory"

Aigbe  has  a  great sense of Fashion; she said: "I am not too simple and I am not achievement. But for now, I am just starting and I know my God is going to take me there."

Aigbe, who is very proud of her 10-year-old daughter from her past relationship, said although her children brings her joy but her past life is gone and buried.

Her words: "I don't like talking about my past. I don't believe in the past because if you keep operating on the past, you will not move forward. That's my past, it's past and buried; this is now, and I'm focusing on my future."

On the future of her marriage, she said: "It's in God's hands, and I believe anything in God's hands is in safe hands and He is in control. God is in control of my marriage."

Explaining why she has a phobia for traveling, she said: "I hate the rigorous security checkup of taking off your shoes and all that. I hate it.

However busy she is, she still finds time to run a programme titled:   Ogbontarigi osere.

"I have a programme I run once in a month in the hotel where I have normal club activities," she said. "It's a ladies night out. It's in collaboration with highly placed actresses called 'Ogbontarigi osere' where 11 bring in celebrities and celebrate them. I believe we should celebrate ourselves while we're still alive, not when one is gone. I give fans opportunities to come in and 1 ask celebrities questions they've always wanted to ask them. Fans may have read something in the newspaper they want their celebrities to debunk or ! just say something about. It's an opportunity for fans to meet their favorite celebrities. I just catch fun doing all that. It comes up every last Thursday of the month."

http://www.nigeriancompass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6817:my-hubbys-first-wife-is-happy-i-married-him&catid=331:life-a-style&Itemid=632

The first wife doesn't mind because she doesn't really value the man! Which woman will ever want to share her husband with another? Mercy, you are just lying to yourself!

Aigbe  has  a  great sense of Fashion; she said: "I am not too simple and I am not achievement. But for now, I am just starting and I know my God is going to take me there."

[size=20pt]Aigbe, who is very proud of her 10-year-old daughter from her past relationship, said although her children brings her joy but her past life is gone and buried.[/size]

Her words: "I don't like talking about my past. I don't believe in the past because if you keep operating on the past, you will not move forward. That's my past, it's past and buried; this is now, and I'm focusing on my future."

On the future of her marriage, she said: "It's in God's hands, and I believe anything in God's hands is in safe hands and He is in control. God is in control of my marriage."

Abi ooooooooooooh.
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine sista, let the world see you SHINE as they cry!
Now, that is how it should be.
Not all these wretched women who would neglact their children for one useless peh-nis ALL in the name of answering 'wife' to one ye-ye man.
I can't wait for mine to relocate to Nigeria so I can have 'chance'!

Me sef wanno be a big 'aunty' while I "zoom around" for some fun with the marriage certificate INTACT!

"There is no problem because my lyale (The first wife) doesn't even live in Nigeria. She lives in the US with her kids, and she hardly comes around. In Nigeria, I'm the only wife and she is like a senior aunty to me. It is people outside that create problem, when there is no problem. She has lived abroad all her life; she hardly comes home. She is even happy I'm married to her husband. [size=20pt]She is like a big aunty we talk all the time," she said.[/size]

It is a woman's world too jare!
These are the kinds of women I love to be around. The ones that do not make this 'peh-nish' of a thingy a big deal while acting like sisters!
Smart 1st wife!
Smart 2nd wife!
Unlike some extremely, LOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCAL women who will kill each other to be relevant in one useless man's life. Twa!
No need killing yaself for a man whose peh-nis you have sucked to death to give you children.
Let another woman inherit his arse while you play 'aunty' to the new 'wifey OR 'mommy' to the new 'boy-toy'!
Shikena!

LOVELY OKOJIE PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND PLAY 'AUNTY' TO PRINCESS MERCY-JOHNSON-OKOJIE, LIKE THE MERCY IN THIS INTERVIEW. STOP BEING SUCH A BUSH WOMAN!!!

If na those local parts of Nigeria now. . . .juju will be flying all over the place, women tearing their paheints all over the newspapers, while the man will be dying slowly with missing kidneys and liver! All because of e-badu belle and e-jolosi!!!

SHINE SISTAH, SSSSSSSSSSSSHINE!!!!! YOU LOOK BEAUUUURRRRIFFFFUUUUULLLLLL!!!!!!

Wao, what a day?!!!

Babasessy:



Mercy's hubby has two wives. She is number two. She shared her experience so far in a polygamous home.

"There is no problem because my lyale (The first wife) doesn't even live in Nigeria. She lives in the US with her kids, and she hardly comes around. In Nigeria, I'm the only wife and she is like a senior aunty to me. It is people outside that create problem, when there is no problem. She has lived abroad all her life; she hardly comes home. She is even happy I'm married to her husband. She is like a big aunty we talk all the time," she said.


"I don't see myself as a Yoruba actress, I see myself as a professional. Once you are good, you are good. It's just the medium that differs; I don't see Nollywood as either English or Yoruba. I see Nollywood as one. It's just the medium in which we express ourselves that is different. I see myself as a Nollywood actress. If I get a good script which is written in English, I will do it; if I get a good script which is written in Hausa, if it takes me to learn Hausa language, I will go to that length and do it, because I am a professional and I will do all it takes for me to thrive in my chosen career.

http://www.nigeriancompass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6817:my-hubbys-first-wife-is-happy-i-married-him&catid=331:life-a-style&Itemid=632

She is lucky, not many first wives would let it go just like that but if all three parties(Mercy, first wife and husband) are fine with it then it shouldn't be a problem

Mercy Aigbe is one of my favorite actresses in the Yoruba film industry but even though she doesn't see herself as a Yoruba actress that's what she is, especially since that is the industry(Yoruba film industry) she is in now; even though we know nollywood basically represents all movies in Nigeria but it isn't that clear cut though.

but overall I am happy for her

anonymous6:

She is lucky, not many first wives would let it go just like that but if all three parties(Mercy, first wife and husband) are fine with it then it shouldn't be a problem

Mercy Aigbe is one of my favorite actresses in the Yoruba film industry but even though she doesn't see herself as a Yoruba actress that's what she is, especially since that is the industry(Yoruba film industry) she is in now; even though we know nollywood basically represents all movies in Nigeria but it isn't that clear cut though.

but overall I am happy for her

Are you kidding me? Seriously!!!!!!

Some women have turned delusions into an art form

That's right! 
The reason some do not die "lonely, ancient unphockable wenchezzzz"!
If you can't get a First-Hand groom like some of us try an "Okrika-N" one.
Not every woman can be a first AND only wife.
Once "una"(y'awl know yaselvez ) don pass "tarry yearzz ' 'ol", even BABA SWUEGBE nor go prize una as 10th wife kpa-kpa. Na so-so cocaine una go dey shyte during "romantic tangles"!

Mu he he he he heeeeeeeeeeeh!!!!!!

Relax101:

Are you kidding me? Seriously!!!!!!

what is wrong with what I said, it is mercy's life who are we to say otherwise.