here in Nigeria, Mr. Walter Von Den Driesch.
they met on a plane from Germany to Nigeria in 2010 and secretly married in
2013.
great, apart from my family I have been more focused with my current
projects in Germany and at the moment I do not need the spotlight as I
have to concentrate on my goals and achievements. I am happily married,
my husband and my daughter are doing great in their fields.
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your adorable daughter. She looks just like you! How was it like finding
love with a beautiful daughter in tow? Did she warm up to Walter
quickly?
someone I love and admire. I have learned and am still learning a lot
from my husband, he’s the best thing that has happened to me, and he
adores me a lot, has so much respect for me and, most importantly, he
loves my daughter and cares so much for her. They both make crazy jokes
and laugh a lot. My daughter wasted no time in warming up to him, the
first time she saw him she asked me, “mum who is he?” and I said to her, “he is my friend and he is going to be my husband”
and I told her so much about him, they both got to know each other and
after only some hours of playing together and my daughter told me, “mmhmm ok I like him, and I think I can call him dad when the two of you get married”.
I was quite impressed by her response and immediately I knew I wouldn’t
have problems with her getting to know my husband. And for sure as soon
as I got married I took her with me, she’s really happy and having fun
with her life, she’s very communicative and sociable, she is just my
carbon copy, and the fun part of it is people actually believe she is my
younger sister lol! which is good I believe, and by the way my
daughter will be 9 years old this coming Sunday, she grows so fast lol!
Soon we will both wear the same shoes. She attends school in Berlin. She is the only African student in her international class and everybody likes her.
your parents … We all know African parents can be a little bit
conservative. How did your family feel about marrying a non-Nigerian?
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okay as I will be living far away from home but after a while he
accepted and saw that I am very happy and he had no choice; my parents,
family and friends are all happy for me.
late, he lost them already a couple of years ago, but his younger
brother and friends in his hometown are happy for us.
Germany – new faces, new challenges, integrating into the culture, it
has been great am loving it.
I already started to attend German classes in Lagos and I have
continued doing so in Berlin.
crash course with a German friend of ours – Mr Jost, who runs a hotel
in Ikoyi as managing director and chef. My husband taught me a few
things as well and now I am almost a pro. In fact, now there is
asparagus season in Germany; asparagus being one of the German national
dishes
splendid! How’s your professional life? You were an aspiring singer in
Koko Mansion, but now you also design. How has the transition been?
to fashion design, I am doing both – I’m attending classes with a
renowned vocal coach and apart from that I foster my existing contacts
with Berlinale Annual Cinematographic Film Festival in Berlin. I took a
long break because I had a job with Nigerian-German Business Association
and later moved on to work for Lufthansa – the German Airline. Music
and fashion has always been my passion, and fashion runs in the family,
since my mum is a fashion designer and I am taking after her.
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(as he already bought our flight ticket to Abuja to see my parents in 2
days!) I was both happy and surprised how fast things were happening,
so I called them immediately to get ready – their in-law was coming!
over a year, but looking back to the wedding planning, what advice do
you have for engaged couples?
it can be very stressful. Communicate often to understand each other
better and also consider your partner before making final decisions.
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