Actress Joke Silva has opened up on one of the advantages of playing the role of a wife to her husband Olu Jacobs.
The 62-year-old disclosed this in an interview with QEDNG on the red carpet of Toyin Abraham’s movie premiere held over the weekend.
Joke said that the good thing about the couple playing husband and wife is that they are familiar with each other. She added that they play the husband and wife role written for the script and not their real-life activities as a couple.
She said: “The good thing is that we are familiar with each other, so that is good. Then we play the husband and wife that the script has written. We don’t bring our own husband and wife there. We play the truth of the script that we have been given.”
In November 2021, Joke revealed in an interview with Chude Jideonwo that her husband has dementia and it has been hard on her and the entire family.
“He is dealing with issues and it is been going on for a couple of years. It is known as dementia with Lewy body, it is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and it is almost like a Parkinson type of disease, it affects the brain and affects the person…first time I’m saying this publicly….that is what we have been dealing…but the thing is, it is hard on him because he doesn’t understand what is going on and it is hard on us family members as well…we have gone through it over the past couple of years but we thank God, ” she said in parts.
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Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva met in 1981 at the National Theatre, Lagos during Nigeria’s 21st Independence anniversary.
They have gone on to become the most recognised and respected couple in Nollywood.
A star of several film, TV and theatre productions, Olu Jacobs has been off the acting scene for a while due to age.
The duo has played husband and wife in films like Sisters Love and Twins of the Forest.
