Veteran broadcaster Bisi Olatilo and his wife Folashade have celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary.
A video of the man with his friends and colleagues was posted on Instagram on Sunday.
“Ace broadcaster, Bisi Olatilo and wife, Folashade celebrate 40th wedding anniversary,” the post read.
Speaking on how he met his wife during an interview on his 30th wedding anniversary, the veteran said, “It was in my mid-20s and we met by chance through a friend who had a friend who was a friend to my wife. I used to work with BCOS as an announcer and I had a request programme. It was done in three languages, I co-presented with a lady called Gloria Ikubo. I don’t know where she is now.
“We didn’t know that we had fans scattered all over the world especially in Ibadan. So, when we met I didn’t have to say too much or blow too much grammar, she had known me as a radio presenter and you know radio, unlike TV hide your identity. Anyway, she got to know me, it was like a love at first sight. We took it off from there and the rest is now history. But we had a major stumbling block, both of us belong to different religions.
“I am a Christian, she comes from a Muslim background, a deep one and because her sister, who was living with them, the first child of her mother who also comes from a Muslim background got married to a Christian and that problem was still on at the time we came on.
“You can imagine how it sounds to them, we are trying to see how we can manage this one, now you are bringing another one. That led to a lot of problems. We had to arrange and get away from the public eye. I had to elope with her, abscond with her so to speak to give time for the healing process. By the time we came back, two years later, we were able to convince her people and by December 19, 1981, at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, Oyo State, we got married.
