Top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner

In the world today, a lot of things have been keeping people together, and one of them is marriage. With marriage, a lot of nations were able to come together and become one. However, people have been marrying foreigners which has been promoting relationships internationally.

On this note, Nigerian celebrities are not left out. Some celebrities in Nigeria do not only date foreigners but as well tie the note with them. There have been a lot of Nigerian celebrities who married foreigners.

However, a lot of Nigerians has been promoting international relationship through marriage. However, a lot of celebrities entered this list by getting married to foreigners.

While a lot of Nigerians have found love within Nigeria, some went as far as beyond Nigeria to find their own missing rib.

Moreover, some of these people that found their missing ribs outside Nigeria are not mostly celebrities but most celebrities are on this list.

Have you been wondering who these top 10 Nigerian celebrities who married foreigners are? There are a lot of them but this list has just the top 10. So below are the top 10 Nigerian celebrities who married foreigners.

1. Mikel Obi

The first on the list of the Top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder Mikel John Obi professionally known as Mikel Obi.

He married his European Russian model, entrepreneur, and businesswoman Olga Diyachenko in 2015.

His wife became famous for being the wife of Nigerian professional footballer, John Mikel Obi. Olga only gained wide popularity after she met Mikel Obi. The couple got married in 2015 and welcomed twin girls the same year.

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2. Kate Henshaw

The second on the list of 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner is Kate Henshaw who is married to a British Nigerian-based James Roderich Nuttal.

Rod is best known as Kate Henshaw’s estranged husband because he was not well-known before marrying the actress.

However, documents show that the man is employed by Ledrop Nigeria Limited as the Managing Director and CEO and is based in Britain.

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3. IK Ogbonna

The third on this list is Ikechukwu Mitchel Ogbonna, professionally known as IK Ogbonna.

He is a Nigerian film and television actor, model, director, and television personality married to a Columbia model, translator, and blogger Sonia Morales.

However, IK Ogbonna’s marriage to his Columbia wife Sonia Morales produced a son named Makayla Ogbonna.

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4. Uche Jombo

Uche Jombo Rodriguez or Uche Jombo is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter, and film producer.

She is among the Top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner because of her marriage to an American Puerto Rican descent in 2012 Kenney Rodriguez.

The super-talented actress Uche Jombo tied the knot with her foreign husband in 2012.

However, the couple has been blessed with a son.

5. Regina Askia

Regina Askia-Williams in Lagos on 16 December 1967. She is Nigerian-born, to an American-based family nurse practitioner, healthcare and educational activist, television producer, writer, and public speaker, who found fame as an actress and model.

Askia-Williams is married to American Rudolph Williams, nephew of Ron Everette and grandson of Fess Williams. Together the couple has two children, daughter Tessa Olympia and son Rudolph Junior

6. Ufuoma McDermott

On the list of the Top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner is the wife of Steven McDermott, Ufuoma McDermott.

Ufuoma Stacey McDermott is a Nigerian film-maker, actress, and former model

The Nigerian actress was born in Benin City on 23 April 1981

However, she married Steven McDermott in 2010 according to Wikipedia. The 41-year-old actress and her spouse have been blessed with children.

7. Susan Peters

Susan Peters is a multiple award-winning Nigerian actress born on 30 May 1980 in Benue. She is indeed a force to reckon with in the Nigerian movie industry due to how she constantly displays her talent in the Nollywood industry.

However, Susan Peters is rated one of the richest and most influential actresses with a good net worth.

Currently, she has over 50 credits in Nollywood films. Apart from acting, she is also a star on Nigerian TV, a successful model, interior designer, and beauty salon owner.

In 2015, the supertalented actress Susan Peters married her foreign husband Koen Croonand which made her on this list.

8. Chioma Toplis

On the list of the Top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner is the wife of Andrew Toplis, Chioma Toplis.

Chioma Elizabeth Toplis popularly known as Chioma Toplis is a Nigerian-born actress in Nigeria’s movie industry.

She began her acting career in a movie titled Stolen Bible which she acted alongside other famous actors like Kate Henshaw in 2004.

However, she gained prominence when she appeared in the 2005 film Trinity with Hanks Anuku, Val Nwigwe. Top actress Oge Okoye received positive reviews and is seen as Toplis’s break-in performance into the big-time in Nollywood.

Also, she is a businesswoman with an interest in clothes and cosmetics and owns a couple of shops in Lagos and London.

9. Karen Igho

On this list is the wife of Yaroslav Rakos Karen Igho. She is a Nigerian reality TV star and an actress that has starred in so many movies. However, some of her movies include 2012 Heavy Beauty and 2013 Keeping My Man.

Karen Igho made history as the first female and the third consecutive Nigerian to win the Big Brother Africa Reality show.

10. Anita Hogan

Rounding off the list of the top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner is Anita Hogan who married a Dutch man named Ted Hogan.

After their marriage in 2006, relocated to her husband’s country to settle down.

Anita Hogan was born in Lagos, Nigeria on May 28, 197. He began her career long before she married her foreign husband Ted Hogan.

However, some of her debut movies include:

• Jealous Lovers 2003
• I Want My Money 2005
• Just One Blood 2018

As an actress, she is famous outstanding, talented, and influential.

Due to the fact that she is among the outstanding actresses in Nigeria, her conspicuous absence from the Nollywood industry has been of great concern to some lovers of Nigerian movies.

Conclusion:

In summary, most of these Nigerian celebrities that married foreigner has a good relationship with them. However, singers, writers, bloggers, and actors have been on this list.

While most of them are married to foreigners based in Nigeria, most of them still relocated to their spouse countries. Below is a brief summary of the Top 10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Married Foreigner.

1. Mikel Obi
2. Kate Henshaw
3. IK Ogbonna
4. Uche Jombo
5. Regina Askia
6. Ufuoma MC Dermott
7. Susan Peters
8. Chioma Toplis
9. Karen Igho
10. Anita Horgan