Nollywood actress Sharon Ooja has tied the knot with her lover, Ugo Nwoke, in a grand traditional wedding held on Thursday. The actress, known for her roles in popular Nigerian films such as Òlòtūré, Bad Comments, Glamour Girls, Skinny Girl in Transit and many others took to Instagram to share videos from the celebration, revealing the identity of her husband to her fans for the first time.
Sharon Ooja in 2022 had previously expressed a desire to keep her personal life out of the public eye. Few months ago she shared the news of her engagement on Instagram but hid the identity of her husband in the photos she released.
On Thursday she surprised many through her Instagram post as she wrote, “Introducing the King of my heart, my absolute King!!!!❤️#loveunitesus24 #crazyaboutus24.”
The wedding, which took place in Abuja, was a star-studded affair, attended by prominent celebrities such as Funke Akindele, Bisola Aiyeola, Jemima Osunde, Big Brother Naija host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, and renowned chef Hilda Bassey.
Sharon Ooja revealed her journey to marriage in an interview with Bella Naija. She revealed that she met Nwoke through her sister and, despite initial hesitations, they quickly formed a deep connection.
She said, “My love story is one that I’ll say is short of a miracle. I had just recovered from what I considered the worst heartbreak of my life, and I was filming, and my sister had said to me a friend of hers wanted to speak to me and I was like I wasn’t in the mood.
“I didn’t want to talk to anybody. Anyway, she gives this person my number and he is really smart. I was like, who is this person, and we probably didn’t speak as much as we should.
“Months passed he kept on trying to reach me, and I was like, this guy is really persistent. We kept on having really cute conversations, and one day, there was just one conversation that struck me. We spoke for about three hours. I was like I think I like this guy.
“I travelled and realised that he hadn’t called me in like two days, I was like why didn’t you call me, and he was like you told me you were going to go out and have fun and I was like yeah, I’m single and he was like I didn’t I want you to be single no more.
“We dated for two-and-a-half months, and I was engaged in the third month. And we married two months after there.”
Promise Babatunde
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