Posted by Chinenye on Wed 02nd Sep, 2026 - tori.ng
Nollywood star Ruth Kadiri has opened up about the fears that made her choose a remarkably private path when it came to marriage.
(Ruth Kadiri. Photo Credit: Esegbona Luis)
Nollywood actress Ruth Kadiri has explained why she kept her marriage and personal life away from the spotlight.
She said she was genuinely afraid of getting married and worried about whether the decision would work out.
Speaking on a recent podcast, Kadiri revealed that her anxiety about the future of her relationship pushed her to avoid making it public.
She wanted to sidestep the drama that comes with having your marriage in the public eye.
Her husband agreed with her thinking and was happy to go along with a quiet wedding.
Kadiri said she battled with fear of the unknown, asking herself whether marrying would cause everything to fall apart.
Because of this, she decided against a big public affair.
Instead, she and her husband invited just 50 people to their 2018 wedding 25 guests from each side of the family.
If they had been living abroad, she said, they probably would have simply gone to the registry office and gotten married with no fuss at all.
The couple have since had two daughters, born in August 2019 and July 2022.
“people keep saying I'm hiding my husband, but for clarity, my husband is not a secret. People who know me know my husband. My husband is someone that we literally go almost everywhere together and they post his pictures. It's just that people don't know him.”
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