This is the sad and unfortunate news about the respected marriage between popular Yoruba movie actress, Doris Simeon and movie director, Daniel Ademinokan. Tales about their marriage in the last two weeks have become the subject of discussion among several of their colleagues and the crux of gist about them is that the couple has practically separated as both of them now leave apart. According to findings, Daniel and Doris have been having issues with their marriage and for several months have been patching up and pretending as if all is well.
Daniel, according to sources close to him has obviously had enough of putting up and patching up with Doris according to findings, he had always taken care of their baby, David and Doris because her busy schedule hardly affords her time to take care of the 2-year old boy.
Those close to Daniel also claim Doris has not really been in the good books of her in-laws. They claim she refused to visit Daniel’s dad when he was sick and hospitalized last year despite suggestions by her estranged husband that she finds time to visit the man as he was away in another state to direct a movie. Doris,we learnt did not visit the man in the hospital till the man died. They claim she deliberately claimed to be busy so as not to visit her father in-law.
There are also strong indications that Daniel claims he was not aware of his wife’s efforts to set up a shop in Lagos where she sells household wares. He feels the shop will distract Doris more from paying attention to the home.
Aside the reasons those close to Daniel claim have been responsible for the trouble in the marriage, there are strong rumours that Daniel and daring and popular movie actress, Tonto Dikeh are close and are enjoying a sizzling romance which they succeeded in keeping away from several colleagues and the prying media. A source close to Doris claimed Tonto was instrumental to Daniel’s initial constant trips to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. It is believed that both Tonto and Daniel met while he was directing the movie of another actress, Rukky Sanda in Abuja. Once the two began seeing themselves news filtered to Doris in Lagos and she confronted her handsome husband with the allegations. This resulted into an heated argument. Though it is not certain but it seems that was about the last time Daniel and Doris stayed together under the same roof. Our source informed that the Abuja house that Daniel moved to served as a love nest for the movie director and actress for several months. Interestingly, while the news of the troubled marriage filtered into town,Tonto denied having any affair with Daniel and dissociated herself from the ugly story of the break-up of the marriage of the young couple ,who a lot of people did not imagine will go their separate ways. Tonto has been telling whoever cares to listen that she has been busy in Owerri, Asaba and Enugu since January and declared that at no point has she been in and out of Abuja this year. She further said that Daniel is not a friend of hers in any level, not meaning any disrespect, as they have only met once on the set of her very good friend, Rukky Sanda, where she went to morally support the efforts of Rukky.
Daniel and Doris met at a movie location during the production of a Yoruba movie, ‘Omo Jayejaye’ in 2005 which Daniel produced. In 2008 they both got nominated at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for Best Indigenous Actress while Daniel’s movie Onitemi also got nominated as Best Indegenous Movie. Though the movie did not win the award. While they were fresh into the wedding ,Daniel concerning himself and his wife said, “I am assuring them that we are going to do all we can to develop the state of Nollywood. In the next 30 years, we will be used as a reference point when that begins to happen. I know that God is taking us there. It is not just making money, living comfortably, driving big cars without making impact. It is for us to leave our footprints in the sands of time. We are set to define a standard in the Nigerian movie industry and try to channel the course of the movie industry to business in Nigeria”.
When asked about how they cope with working in the same industry and keeping their home. Daniel explained, “It depends on what you mean. Our profession is such that keeps both of us outside. When I am busy, she is also busy. It is only on rare occasions you can easily get through to me. When she is not at home, I sit down, watch television and sleep. She goes in the morning, comes back at night. The truth is I’m more engaged than her. But when she is not at home, nothing else comes to mind than missing her a lot”.
Daniel who hails from Delta State once made a remark about their marriage and her beauty. “I met my wife on the job and she has been on the job long before I met her. And I have been doing the job a longtime ago. She is a professional to the core and I see no reason why I should be afraid because my wife is out there doing her job. I love and trust my wife so much and that is our bond. If you love a woman, you have to lay off your fears. At least, I won’t kill myself because she is sexy. She has to do her job as much as I do mine. I’ve done movies where I kissed a woman. She has also done movies where she kissed a man and I love her when she is doing her job. And it doesn’t go beyond that. I have no fear, at least. My mind never wanders anywhere else. Having fears over her being sexy is like committing suicide. I love my wife and she loves me”, Daniel said about his estranged wife who hails from Edo State.
Ironically Daniel once told whoever care to listen that he got married to a wonderful, God sent woman. His words: “She is a sweet mother. She is homely and she cooks very well. Recently, she learnt a type of soup from my mother. It is called Owo and she is perfect at it. She is loving, caring, accommodating and carries her in-laws along. She loves spending time with my family members and they love her so much. She knows exactly what to say to her husband when something is wrong”.
Even when there is an atomic bomb in your bedroom or inside your car, she knows what to tell you and that makes you feel there is no problem in the world again. And that gives you the option of either defusing the bomb or embracing the bomb blast with all smile.
Daniel Adenimokan is a budding Nollywood director who is loved by actresses. He is married to Yoruba actress Doris Simeon. Daniel has directed several movies including the Biopic of late Rapper Dagrin,Ghetto dreamz, Modupe Temi, Black Friday ,and Onitemi.
To several of those who respect them it is disturbing to know the marriage is in trouble.
Efforts to reach Daniel and Doris severally on their individual phones yielded no result as both refused to pick their calls and reply text messages sent to them to react to their troubled marriage.
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