Update on divorce mess: How Ini Edo battled ex-hubby in US

Ini and hubby when going was good

Weeks after her crashed marriage, Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has apparently bounced back in style. The actress has put her travails behind her and has even promised her fans that she won’t allow her failed marriage to deprive her of happiness.

To prove that further, the Akwa Ibom State-born actress stormed Houston, USA for the just concluded Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) which took place at the Stafford Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday, October 25, 2015.

Coincidentally, Ini's ex-husband, Philip Ehiagwina lives within the neighbourhood of Houston, but the star actress didn't seem to give a damn if she might run into him in the course of touring the town.

Ini and Phillip's wedding, also took place in the same town on Saturday February 28, 2009, so they were more chances of the divorced couple running into each other or perhaps meeting with their old mutual friends.

Nevertheless, the unshaken actress ceases every moment to post the photos of all her activities in US on her Instagram page, not minding whose ox is being gored.

Although she has been receiving tons of criticisms and tongue lashing from disappointed and concerned fans, Ini insists she had long moved on with her life and would not want to be dragged into the issue any further. She also said that she had realised that “every situation does not need a reaction,” apparently responding to some of the questions being thrown to her by her worried fans.

 

Ini Edo opens up

Not leaving any room for speculations, the actress came to the public to declare her side of the ugly drama. 

She tweeted via @ini4phil, "I asked for a divorce from my my ex-husband because of lots of irreconcilable differences. I never cheated on my husband." Ini Edo's response came after allegations of infidelity were leveled against her.

She continued, "There is a conscious and malicious attempt at tarnishing my image. This whole saga is familiar let's not forget de past. Thanks and God bless."

 

Where it all started

On how they met, Phillip opened up in a 2008 interview. "Ini and I met during one of my visits to Nigeria. I saw many good qualities in her, we clicked and now, the rest is history," he reveealed.

For the couple, 'it was simply love at first sight’. The transcontinental distance between the couple did not affect their relationship. In November 2008, Ini and Phillip celebrated their traditional wedding ceremony in Ini’s hometown.

On Saturday, February 28, the lovebirds walked down the aisle at a very colourful ceremony in Houston, Texas, USA. The ceremony was attended by guests such as Oge Okoye and Festus Keyamo among others.

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