I had a crush on Emeka Ike – Ebube Nwagbo confesses

• Ebube Nawagbo has confessed to having been infatuated with her colleague.
• The actress made the revelation in a recent interview while on the red carpet.
• Ebube confessed that she didn’t act on her feelings for Emeka Ike because there was no opportunity to do that.

Nigerian film actress, Ebube Nwagbo has revealed that she had a crush on her colleague, veteran actor Emeka Ike.

Ebube Nwagbo made the disclosure to QEDng on the red carpet of the premiere of ‘Malaika’ which held recently at Imax Cinema in Lagos state.

The actress, however, said that she did not act on it because she never got the opportunity to express her feelings for Emeka Ike.

Speaking on the cast of Malaika, Ebube stated that she was excited about Emeka Ike’s return to cinema with his role in the movie produced by Toyin Abraham. Nwagbo also noted that she could not wait to see his performance in the film.

She said;

“I had a crush on Emeka Ike but wasn’t given the opportunity to express my feelings”.

In other news, Nigerian actress cum filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has revealed why she featured her senior colleague, Emeka Ike in her latest film, Malaika after nearly 13 years of being off-screen.

Toyin Abraham disclosed this in an interview with media personality, Morayo Afolabi-Brown and the ladies of Your View show aired on TVC on Thursday.

The mother of one said she decided to bring the veteran actor back on screen because he deserves another chance after a marriage controversy that affected his career.

Emeka Ike’s ex-wife Emma accused him of assault and denied him access to his kids.

The 56-year-old who plays Toyin’s husband in the film claimed that his marital drama led him into depression, which drove him to hide from the spotlight because he was ashamed.