Veteran actor Hafiz Oyetoro, popularly known as Saka, has opened up about his marriage and the reasons he has remained faithful to his wife for over two decades.
In a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the 61-year-old actor and lecturer at Lagos State University of Education revealed that, despite his fame, he has never engaged in an extramarital affair.
“I’ve never had an affair outside my marriage. I don’t have the urge to chase women around. Even before marriage, I wasn’t promiscuous,” he shared.
Describing his wife, Olaide, as “the best decision ever, Hafiz said he got married late.
He said, “I got married at 40. The only new thing about me now is that I pay school fees with grey hair. But I’m grateful. Marrying my wife is the best decision ever.”
Hafiz and Olaide Oyetoro have been married for over 20 years and are blessed with three children; two sons and a daughter.
But before Olaide, he saw a woman he wanted to marry. Then, there was a brickwall.
He recalled, “The woman I wanted to marry insisted I had two cars first before anything. I had to end the relationship.”
Oyetoro added that despite being famous at the time, the demand was beyond his means.
I was already popular when this lady said she couldn’t marry me unless I had two cars. I wasn’t even thinking of one, talk less of two,” he said.
The comic actor, who gained national fame in the 2013 MTN advert where he declared “I don port o”, went on to marry someone else.
Oyetoro also recalled how his signature bald look started. He said it began during his time in the university when he had to shave his head for a stage performance, and the hair never grew back.
“I shaved my head for a role in school and the hair never grew again. That’s how I’ve looked ever since,” he said.
Hafiz Oyetoro is widely known for his comedic roles in both English and Yoruba films and for his work in theatre and education.
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