“My Mom Warned Me” — Regina Daniels shares emotional story of her marriage

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Regina Daniels has pleaded with Nigerians to stop insulting her mother, Rita Daniels, amid her ongoing marital crisis with Senator Ned Nwoko.

In a video shared on Instagram on Wednesday, Regina explained that she did not marry Nwoko out of greed and revealed that her family had initially advised her against the union.

“The main essence of this video is to please, stop insulting my mom. For some reason, I feel like I owe you all this explanation because I don’t know why everyone is in pain about my life. But I don’t feel like you all are pained from a bad side. You’re in pain because you used your N200 or N500 to buy my CD. I watched my movie as a child, and you all watched me. Like, fine. And it’s okay. I’m in the limelight, so it’s fine. You all have a say, so it’s OK. And that’s why I’m explaining. So please, stop insulting my mom,” she said.

“She’s the best thing that ever happened to me. She is my god on earth. She’s been strong for seven years. My mom held it down. She tried. You all insulted her. But she tried. It’s me. I’m the one with the coconut head. I’m so ashamed to say I fell in love. But I actually really did. Everyone said no. My mom. And you all stop saying I got married out of greed. Excuse me. No. We were not broke. Does that make sense? And secondly, what do you guys think? What money can a man give to a mother to get her child, who practically provides everything in the house? That is, practically, she trained all her children through this child.”

Regina further revealed that the pressure surrounding her marriage once pushed her to contemplate suicide.

“I was a blessing, a gift to my mom. God used me to settle her. And it’s my job to make sure she is forever happy. Because she has suffered for us, she is the best woman on earth. She is. She warned me. My brothers warned me. Everybody warned me, and then I drove out at night. I was going to kill myself if I didn’t marry Ned. Everyone was looking for me. My brothers were fighting, breaking bottles. As I was saying, everyone knew. I went to the police station and said, Arrest me.

“My family does not want me to marry the love of my life. But I actually did fall in love. It’s, but I did. And I still care and respect him. That’s love. What is love? Care and respect. And the only reason I am not fighting you, Ned, is that I want Munir and Khalifa’s father’s name to be strong. But they can answer mine. They can’t. You have enough kids to answer your name,” she added.

Despite the ongoing turmoil, Regina affirmed her commitment to fighting for her children.

“My family is actually in turmoil. It’s wild, but we’ll definitely come out of it. So what gave me the courage to make this video? It’s just seeing how my family fights; everyone fights for me. My brothers, mom, sisters, and everybody else are fighting. And to think my brother just started, what’s that thing? It’s a petition. And guys, in less than how many hours, many people signed up. How?

“Why? But yes, then, that’s what this video means. This video shouldn’t exist in the first place, because I’m too big for it. Okay, I’m going to fight for my children, Ned. I tried to be calm. I tried to let go, but I’ll fight for them. I’ll take them. I’ll train them. I’ll raise them, with or without your support. And you know that, my love, ex-husband.”

Her statement follows public attention on her marriage crisis in October, after she accused Nwoko of physically assaulting her. He denied the allegation, claiming her behaviour was influenced by substance abuse.