- Deyemi Okanlawon has mourned the death of his colleague and friend, Jumoke Aderounmu.
- The actor leaked a WhatsApp conversation they had last year November on his Instagram while admonishing his fans to reach out to their loved ones and call immediately without procrastination.
- In the chat, Deyemi had chatted up Jumoke Aderounmu and while the actress didn’t respond promptly, she sent a voice note in response.
Nigerian movie actor turned filmmaker, Deyemi Okanlawon has shared his last conversation with the late Jumoke Aderounmi who died at 40 some days back.
The father of three shared a screenshot of their WhatsApp chat on his Instagram account on Monday night, saying that they will continue the conversation in a better place.
In the message dated November 23, Deyemi reached out to Jumoke Aderounmu to check on her and the latter responded by thanking him in a voice note she sent.
While she sounded quite shaky on the phone, Jumoke Aderounmu said also asked after his boys and stated that she didn’t reach out because she was broke.
Speaking on her shocking death, Deyemi Okanlawon wrote:
“Death brings everything into perspective often times helping us see how trivial some of the things we concern ourselves with are.
“Jumoke I am so Sorry, I thought we had all the time in the world and really should have just called. Goodbye my dear friend… we will continue the conversations in a better place!”
See conversation below:
The duo played each other’s love interest in actress and media personality Lolo 1’s first feature film When Love is Not Enough.
Jumoke, aged 40, died on Saturday April 6. Her brother Adeola Aderounmu confirmed her demise in an Instagram story on Sunday.
A funeral service has since been held for the deceased at Owu Baptist Church, Totoro area of Abeokuta in Ogun State.