Nigerian film actress Chioma Okoli, renowned for her role in the Skinny Girl In Transit series, candidly shares her ordeal dealing with heartbreak.
In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Chioma recounts the painful experience of discovering a lady in her boyfriend's bed.
She narrates falling in love with a guy with whom she spent a significant part of her post-school life. The turning point came on his birthday when she requested to spend a few days with him, only to face rejection.
Chioma reveals how she decided to surprise him at his residence, only to find another woman naked on his bed. The 25-year-old actress, known for her role as 'Wosi' in SGIT, expresses the profound hurt and heartbreak, labeling it as her most significant emotional setback.
In her own words;
“I’m one of those girls who has seen a babe on my boyfriend’s bed before. That’s another crazy thing that has happened to me. My life is dramatic, trust me. All those things you see in films have actually happened to me.
First, I was staying with this guy for a very long time.
I had school, but I left schoolwork to stay in a man’s house because of love. One day, as I was leaving, he removed his rosary and put it on my neck as protection, and he started crying, ‘Don’t go back to school.’
In my mind, I had seen love. His birthday arrived while I was in school. He stayed in Ajah, but those days, I didn’t mind. I was young and in love.
Although there was Uber then, I can’t remember how I was moving from Unilag to Ajah. I usually slept over at his place anytime I went to see him.
So, on this day – his birthday – I had left [my place], and then I called him to ask to spend some time with him. He said nothing was happening, and I shouldn’t stress myself. I was like, my boyfriend has put a rosary on my neck. I had to go now. When I got to his door, I heard loud music blasting. I felt he couldn’t hear me, so I went to the window, and then, I saw a light-skinned girl on the bed, stark naked. It wasn’t a film.
It pained me so badly. I was so hurt. I think that was my biggest ‘breakfast’.”
