Jim Iyke Reveals He has three kids, and a Failed Marriage But Nobody Knows

Legendary Nollywood actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha, popularly known as Jim Iyke, who is known for his charming on-screen persona, has recently revealed a deeply personal and emotional aspect of his life that has remained hidden from the public eye.

Speaking in a candid interview with  Nigerian media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Jim disclosed that he had experienced a failed marriage with three children, a fact that had been kept secret until now.

The renowned actor asserted that his marriage failed due to the death of his mother, emphasizing that he was the cause of his marriage failure. According to him, while grieving over his  late mother’s death, he emotionally abandoned his partner, who recently gave birth to his first son.

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Jim Iyke divulged that he invested all the love he had in his child and left his wife behind.

“I have had a failed marriage but nobody knows that. I have three kids. I caused my marriage to fail. I am not the type that would blame anybody for my mistakes. There is a saying, ‘to boss up, own up’, There is a part of me that would take the easier route out.  Anytime I did anything mediocre in my life, I always did it when I was emotional because I am extremely proficient in being deliberate and being strategic about everything I do.”

He continued, “Every time I failed; it was because I got emotional. I became mediocre then I appeal to the smaller man in me and the part that was not emotionally intelligent.”

The father of three stated that,  due to his closeness with his mother, no one was willing to inform him about her death.

  “When I lost my mother, I could not find my feet for years. There was a lifestyle, spiritual connection that I lost. It took them 72 hours to tell me that I had lost my mother. I just got out of an interview in London.”

On how his mother’s death impacted his relationship with his wife and son, the actor stated;

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“Just when I was getting over it, my woman was pregnant with my first son.  I had a quiet space, there was nobody around me to take care of me anymore. There was nothing all of a sudden and the grief hit me. The loss hit me and I could not sleep for days. I was irritated and was not the loving man she met.”

He added that, “I was changing diapers; I was the proper stay-home dad. I took everything to him and left her behind. I took all my love and attention and invested it in my son and left her behind. I was an excellent father and a woeful husband. They are white, they are not built like us.  After a while, she said, I can’t find who I married. Then we parted as friends. I told her, ‘I am here but I am not here. There is no presence here. I don’t know what it would take me to heal and bring myself back here but if you want to wait for me I will appreciate it and if you can’t I will understand’. She said she can’t.”