Adesua Etomi, a popular Nollywood actress, has explained why she friend-zoned her husband, Banky Wellington, often known as Banky W, for a year before accepting his love proposal.
On September 17, she revealed this while speaking about the early stages of their relationship at Waterbrook Church in Lagos.
The 35-year-old actress stated that she put him in the friend zone at first because she wasn’t sure what God’s intention was for their relationship.
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Her words,
“I would like to say that friendship plays a very big role in laying the foundation of your relationship. I friend-zoned my husband for a year and half [laughs].
“I friend-zoned him for two reasons. One, I wasn’t sure that I have heard from God about whether this person was actually my person. Actually, three reasons. Second, marrying Banky W [laughs]. I was like, ‘my life on my own is chaotic enough, I would now marry Banky? No, no, no.’
And then thirdly, just trying to at least have a friendship. And I honestly believe that the friendship we laid over a year and half has played a very big role in how our relationship is today. Banky W is my guy. I mean if you take away romance and sex and everything that makes a marriage, he would still be my guy. Banky is my best friend.”end.”
Banky W interjected: “No, leave s.x. Don’t take it away [laughs].”
The celebrity couple tied the knot in November 2017 and welcomed their first child in January 2021.
