Former Big Brother Naija housemate Boma Akpore has shared that his once-promising relationship, which was already progressing toward marriage, fell apart after his partner’s family rejected him.
Speaking on the WithChude podcast hosted by media personality Chude Jideonwo, Boma described the relationship as “amazing,” noting that although they experienced normal challenges, things were generally going well. He revealed that he already had solid plans to propose and intended to travel to the United States in August to buy an engagement ring.
According to him, everything changed when his partner’s family intervened and refused to accept him based on things they had heard about him. Boma said the situation was largely influenced by the level of public scrutiny that comes with being a public figure.
He said, “I met someone that I really liked and I was going to marry. I was supposed to be engaging her like last August, I was going to go to America, get the ring, bring it back because I liked her and I told her I was going to marry her.
“It was an amazing relationship, we had a little bit of ups and downs but it was perfect. I thought we had a perfect relationship till the family got involved and said ‘this guy? Hell no, impossible.’
“So that collapsed everything and that was very discouraging. If I was not in entertainment or public eye, nobody would know some things about me. Once you come on the public, that is the prize you have to pay.”