Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has opened up about surviving years of domestic abuse in her former marriage, revealing that she endured severe physical violence even during pregnancy before finally walking away for her safety and peace of mind.
Speaking during an emotional episode of Real Life Matters With Aunty Ayo, hosted by actress Ayo Adesanya, Nwosu recounted how her marriage became a nightmare marked by repeated beatings and emotional pain. The Fuji House of Commotion star said her experience taught her that marriage should never be treated as a “do-or-die affair.”
“I don’t believe marriage is a do-or-die affair,” she began. “There’s this notion I want to correct, people go on social media to post pictures saying, ‘He slapped me, he did this, he did that.’ But when you experience real beating, real pummeling, you won’t even remember social media. You’ll be struggling for your life.”
The actress revealed that despite the abuse, she chose to remain silent for years, hiding her pain from the public and even from the press. “I have not told people until now the kind of domestic violence I went through in marriage. Even when the press came after me, I told them I didn’t want to wash my dirty linen in public. It was well while it lasted, but I don’t want to talk about it,” she said softly.
Nwosu shared that she had initially decided to call off her wedding after the first instance of abuse, but pressure from family members made her reconsider. “He beat me even in pregnancy, and I said this marriage is a no-no for me. My senior sister knelt down and begged me, saying he was sorry and asking what the world would say. I agreed, but once beaten, always beaten. If you take it once, you must be ready to take it for the rest of your life,” she recalled.
Reflecting on her painful past, the actress said she now speaks out to encourage women not to remain in abusive marriages for fear of judgment. “When it’s too much, you have to move. It’s your life we’re talking about here, not that person’s life,” she urged.
Ngozi Nwosu also expressed deep sympathy for women who have lost their lives to domestic violence, referencing the tragic death of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu. She emphasized that no relationship or societal expectation is worth dying for.
Her powerful story serves as a reminder that love should never hurt and that walking away from abuse is not weakness, but an act of courage and self-respect.
