Media personality and BBNaija host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, has revealed reasons he keeps his family private.
The father of two, in a recent interview with Schick Magazine, disclosed that he keeps his family life private because of the way social media has become a bitter and dangerous place to be.
According to him, he doesn’t like to see his family, his wife especially, being dragged by social media hawkers.
He said, “If I could, I would never talk about them or even put out images of them anywhere. But, I cannot help it because I also love to celebrate them and show off how blessed I am with such an amazing wife. So, I have to balance it out and do it on my terms.
“It is very tough on different levels. For me, I get very riled up when she is attacked or talked about. I am very defensive and protective of her.
“While she’s also defensive of me, I think it’s more the fact that she was suddenly thrust into this life without knowing what to expect, so it took her a while to come to terms with it. She still fully hasn’t, but it’s a lot easier now.”
Ebuka disclosed how he met his wife and how it wasn’t a love at first glance but a steady realisation of feelings. “I met her on Twitter. We followed each other, exchanged messages a few times and then kept it moving.
“The connection wasn’t instant, but over time I think I realised that, beyond how much of a happy person she is, our values aligned so strongly that an attraction started to form.
“It also helped that she has the biggest smile in the world and laughed a lot at things I said and vice versa.
“From the day we started talking seriously, I knew literally two months later that I wanted to marry her.”
