“Why I don’t see divorce from JJC Skillz as failure” – Funke Akindele

Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has revealed details of her divorce from her previous spouse, JJC Skillz.

Joyce and Funke Akindele recently chatted on Wazobia about Funke’s failed marriage and the reasons she doesn’t think they are failures.

According to her, it was important to keep trying even if you failed to eventually be successful.

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She said;

“If you don’t fail, you can’t be successful. You have to keep trying. Like when a child is trying to walk, the child will walk small and just fall off. So it’s normal for you to fall but you just have to pick yourself and rise again.

For me, I see failure, I see challenges, I see obstacles, as part of life. My mum raised me like that. My mum will say if you do not fail, if you do not fall, you cannot succeed. So you have to keep going. And note, I do not even see the failures.

If you ask me now can you tell me one failure, I don’t see it as a failure. My personal life – marriage, I just take it as it comes. My mental health is very important. My career is very important, darling. I have to make an impact. I have to empower a lot of people. I have to inspire young people out there. I have to stay strong for my children and my siblings. Why am I living? I have a purpose, so my head is up. Yes I cry, yes I break down, but after I cry, I just look in the mirror and say “Keep moving”.