From Onscreen Lovers To Offscreen Lovers; Ihuoma And Ibrahim’s Love Story Is Just Too Cute

Ihuoma Linda Ejiofor’s romance for her husband,  Ibrahim Suleiman started on the set of the movie Tinsel.

They featured as each other’s love interest and since they had to shoot a lot of the movie scenes together, they would finish off at the same time.

They would often times see a movie or stop at a restaurant after shooting their scenes for the day. This was how they developed a friendship at first and then gradually, love followed.

Ihuoma during an interview revealed a brief chronicle of their relationship development.

In her words; “Ibrahim and I have been friends for a few years now, but it was not until after his mum passed away in June 2016 that we really started to bond.

He was in a really dark place and was ready to throw in the towel and move back to Abuja so he could be closer to his siblings.

“I (along with a few members of his inner circle) was able to convince him to stay in Lagos.He accepted a job as an Architect with a design and build firm, while working towards his first solo exhibition as an artist.

“In November 2016, I, Harry Dorgu, and Adesua Wellington talked him into showing up for a reading for a role on Africa Magic’s TINSEL. Prior to this, he had never acted a scene in his life, so it was quite a coin toss for him.

“The audition went well and he landed the role of Damini White, a character who is Bimpe Adekoya’s boss who becomes her onscreen lover.Over the next 13 months, we had to see each other on set 3-5 times a week and then our friendship grew stronger.

“Ibrahim developed feelings soon after but was hesitant as he didn’t want to risk losing me as his closest friend if the relationship didn’t work out.”

“Eventually, he squared up and told me how he felt. Turns out the feeling was mutual and we both started dating quietly, with only our siblings, very close friends and a couple of colleagues in the know.”

The rest they say is history.

Ibrahim also took to Twitter to talk about his relationship and marriage to Ihuoma Linda-Ejiofor. In his words

“It took me monthsssss to realise that Ihuoma had feelings for me, because I was so sure she was out of my league.I even self-zoned myself as her homie. Me: clown.

On , Ibrahim and Ihuoma both welcomed a little handsome bundle of joy known as Keon.

An excited Ibrahim announced the pleasant news on Instagram as he added a baby bump photo of his wife shot before the safe arrival of their bundle of joy.

This pair have been able to create a gorgeous little family for themselves, and we hope that they continue to bask in warmth and love.