Funke Akindele, the renowned Nigerian director and actress, has candidly addressed her divorce from JJC Skillz, her former husband, emphasizing that she doesn't view it as a failure. Despite the buzz around her movie "A Tribe Called Judah" and numerous accomplishments, Funke Akindele acknowledges the challenges, including two failed marriages.
In a recent interview with Joyce on Wazobia, Funke Akindele shared insights into her perspective on these perceived "failures" and why she refrains from labeling them as such. According to her:
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“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”.
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