BasketMouth Shot his Shot 3 Times At Wife, Elsie Okpocha Before She Accepted Him.

Bright Okpocha Famously known as Basket Mouth is undoubtedly one of Nigeria’s best comedians but underneath the  jokes and humor lies a man who is a romantic and also very family oriented.

He met his wife, Elsie Okpocha back in 2003 and they’ve been together now for almost two decades.

Who is Basket Mouth?

Okpocha was born on the 14th of September, 1978 in Lagos State. He gained the name Basketmouth because of his wit and his ability to crack the most hilarious jokes. He is from Abia State but completed most of primary and secondary school education in Lagos State.

Today, he has made a name for himself globally and now organizes comedy concerts in different places of the world.

The Beginning Of Love – Basket Mouth And Elsie Okpocha

Basket Mouth met  Elsie Okpocha for the first time in her school, University of Lagos where she was reading creative Arts at the time.

He was promoting one of his shows and was sharing some flyers in a hostel when  he saw her pass by. He immediately felt a deep sense of attraction towards her and walked up to her to strike a conversation.

When he asked for her number initially, she had given it to him without hesitation. He called the number later only to hear a guy’s voice on the other end of the line. Turns out she had given him a fake number, it had left him realIy angry.

He however did not relent. He kept going back to the same spot where he had initially met her hoping that one day he would see her pass by. And one day luck shone on him because he did see her pass by again and he immediately proceeded to ask for her number again.

This time around, she gave him the correct number. However, Elsie was not receptive to him and so out of anger, he deleted her number.

But, it was as if fate was determined to bring them together because he bumped into her a third time. This time around she was conversing with some friends and he approached her and asked for her number. He decided to himself that that would be the very last time he would make an attempt to reach out to her and truly it was because she soon began to warm up to him.

While he was definitely attracted to her at first sight, it was not a love at first sight but he had a feeling that she was the one for him.

They dated for 7 solid years before deciding to tie the knot in 2010.

He tied the knot with Elsie in Giwa Barracks, Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos. The wedding was a huge fair with many of his colleagues in the entertainment industry being present.

The minister in charge of their marriage was flown in from the UK to perform the wedding and he did everything all on his own, from the solemnization to the prayers and finally the sermon.

Basket Mouth And Elsie Okpocha Celebrate Their 11 Year Anniversary

In 2021, they both celebrated their journey as married couples having been married now  for 11 solid years.

Basketmouth took his Instagram page to share a picture of his beautiful wife, in her wedding gown

He captioned it

“11 years ago, she said ‘I Do’ and she did. Happy birthday to you my love @elsieokpocha.”

They both have 4 beautiful children together; Amy, Janelle, Jason and Maya.

BasketMouth revealed that their married life has been amazing thus far and after being together for so long, they are more or less like siblings. He is also very thankful to God for the success of their marriage.

This Is Why Basket Mouth And Elsie Okpocha’s Marriage Is Thriving

BasketMouth revealed that he does not club. Or step out unnecessarily like other men and is more introverted than people think. He only leaves his house if it something beneficial to him and his family or if it is a special event.

Even though work can be stressful and hectic for him, he tries to create a balance.

In his own words

“I try as much as possible to create a 50-50 balance with my work and family. The way it is now, I can create or direct people to do the work from the comfort of my room except they need me. Most importantly, my scheduling is very tight as in, very well organised. There are times when it seems difficult to achieve a balance but I try to make it work.”

He is very determined to put in the effort to make his marriage work despite how crowded his schedule might look like.

A Lesson To Take From Their Relationship

An important lesson to take from this is that, Everything takes work for it to bloom. If you’re not willing to put in the work in your relationship or any situation for that matter, it’s difficult for it to bloom.

Most times people, drool over instagram couples and picture perfect relationships without knowing the amount of work, time and effort that the couples put in to make it work.

A happy relationship is more than just thoughts or words, you have to be willing to work for it.