Why Comedian, Basketmouth Divorced Wife After 12 Years

By Akinwale Kasali

It was surprising when, in November, great Comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth and his wife, Elsie, failed to celebrate their Wedding Anniversary.

In what was an annual ritual, the Comedian and his now former wife used to set the Social Media space agog with scintillating words, glamorous pictures, with celebrities and Nollywood actors and actresses using the couples pictures on the phones and social media handles.

To the disappointment of their fans and colleagues, Basketmouth took to his verified social media to announce an end to their 12 years old marriage.

This he said was due to some irreconcilable differences between them.

Basketmouth wrote, “As much as it pains me to bring my personal life to the public space, this is an unavoidable situation.

“After much deliberations, my wife and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage.

“As we move forward separately, we will continue to work together to give our beautiful children all the care, love, guidance and support they need.

“We humbly ask that you respect our privacy as we navigate through these times. Thank you,” he said.