Popular Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele has disclosed the emotional toll of facing online backlash, revealing how she began seeing a therapist after some netizens mocked her for leaving one husband for another.
The 47-year-old actress during an intimate conversation with media personality Chude Jideonwo at the debut of his talk show, #WithChude Live, on Sunday lamented that there was a video on social media where some women were mocking her for not having a husband.
According to her, the mockery made her tougher and fired her on to the successes she is recording as a filmmaker.
She, however, stated that she was so affected with the mockery from people that she had to speak to a therapists to get better.
Akindele said, “There was a video on social media that some women mocked me that I don’t have a husband.
“My God. I see all the insults on social media. I see all the posts that show how I left one husband for another one.
“I cried, cried, and cried. I just told myself, you need to speak to someone about this. You can’t continue like this.
“I told myself that I needed to speak, I reached out, and I started speaking. After then, I felt better. Things I couldn’t tell people out there. I spoke to my therapist and I was better.
“So, I want to advise you out there. It’s very important for you to speak up. You need it. You can’t take everything. I’m a very strong person now. I have that strength to face any challenges in life.
“After the whole blackmailing, I got tougher. I started putting the story about my life into writing, even though I almost lost it mentally, but I used the mockery to produce a film.”