Ahead of ongoing speculations and unconfirmed reports about Nollywood’s actress, Ini Edo’s marriage, the actress has revealed that she specifically asked for divorce and not that she was a cheat.

The actress made the revelation after she felt her image was about to be tarnished over unconfirmed reports of her marriage crash.

She added that the issue of marriage breakup should not be a new thing to anybody.

Ini Edo has over the years grown to become a house hold name in the Nigerian movie industry with her acting prowess, which has always made her stood out among her peers in the industry. She began her film career in the year 2000, and has featured in more than 50 movies overtime.

In 2008, the actress got married to American-based Nigerian businessman, Philip Ehiagwina. In 2013, she was announced as judge for the Miss Black Africa UK Pageant. Due to her philanthropic gestures, The United Nations appointed her as the United Nations Habitat Youth Envoy.

Since getting married in 2008, the actress has been under the very watchful eyes of many especially her fans on when the sound of a baby will be heard. About five years now, that hope is yet to materialise. Rather, it was from one scandalous news to the other about the actress, which severally she has denied.

Philip Ehiagwina was said to be in a hot relationship with US based Nigerian, Ruth Okoro. When he was interviewed in July 17th, 2008, Philips clearing the air about his ex-wife Ruth said before he joined her in America, she brought in a boyfriend of hers to live with her. She called him in Nigeria to say a ‘male friend’ of hers from Ghana was about to move in with her. He warned her against it, but she did not listen. The guy in question ended up moving in and her friend, who shared the apartment with her, was forced to move into the living room.

He added that he heard information that they lived like husband and wife. Sharing the same bed, and taking showers together. Talking about his affection for Ini Edo, he said he was not going to let anything stand in the way of his new found happiness with the screen diva.

Things went smoothly for the family until February 10, 2013, when the actress was confronted with various scandals of sorts which eventually prompted her husband to react. Another angle to the crashed marriage to Philip reported that she’s facing a hard time from her in-laws due to childlessness but yet, another scandal seems to have emerged and it has to do with the illicit act of woman-to-woman affair popularly called lesbianism.

The report has it that, Ini Edo and Tonto, ever since they spent a night together, have also been seen glued together like the Siamese’s twins at a bar tucked somewhere around Alpha Beach, Lekki/Ajah area of Lagos.

Despite all the challenges the actress might have gone through, her fans still stood by her especially with prayers for her to get pregnant soon.

The fans even went as far as attacking even the media platform that attempts to write anything about her pregnancy status. Well, as many families and friends would have been getting ready to think of spending the end of the year’s celebration with their loved ones, the Theartre Arts Actress, seems to be taking her job very seriously than her home.

In preparation towards the end of the year, late September 2014, the actress was yet slammed with an infidelity scandal. Though, both parties initially kept mute over the issue, insiders continued to spread the breakup gospel around.

The actress took her fans by surprise when she took to her social media page to announce that she specifically asked for divorce and not that she was a cheat.