Mercy Johnson’s Marriage Will Make You Believe In Love Again

Mercy Johnson’s long term marriage to prince Okojie is one that has been the envy of a lot of people including other  celebrities.

With the astounding rate of celebrity divorces, it is a beautiful thing that they both put up a front of a united and loving marriage. They give hope to a lot of people  that marriages can work and last regardless of your celebrity status.

As beautiful as their marriage seem, it has not been without its controversies and problems.

This is how Mercy Johnson and Prince Okojie’s relationship started

Mercy Johnson met Prince Okojie back in 2008, they both dated  for 3 years before they decided to tie the knot in 2011.

She met Prince Okojie on a plane where they had boarded together. They had struck up a conversation and soon after he had asked for her number. She had refused him at first but because he was persistent and he had his connections,  he was able to get through to her after the flight.

They started off as friends at first, then things gradually progressed and they began dating. In 2011, they both got married and have been together for 11 beautiful years now.

As a talented actress who has previously been used to some very steamy and hot scenes, Mercy had to make some adjustments after getting married to Prince.

In a interview with premium times she reveals that he was not comfortable with her sexy movie roles and so she had to turn down those kind of roles.

In her own words

“He wasn’t comfortable with the romantic scenes. I stopped taking up such roles in 2009 when I realised we were getting serious and headed for marriage. I was so in love with him that I started adjusting my lifestyle and personality to suit him. He is enlightened and well travelled. He understands the demands of my job and has no problems with my career. He simply gives me space to fly. Also, I cut down on my nude dresses. He made me understand that with age, you have to let go of certain things because life is in phases.”

She also revealed that she had to learn her husband’s language “Esan” because it made him happy and now she is a fluent speaker. She had to read a lot and listen to a lot of cassettes in Esan so she could be really good at it.

The actress seems to be very smitten with her husband and has said that she would never leave her husband and do not mind begging him during fights and arguments.

She is very committed and devoted in making her marriage with her husband work.

They both share cute loved up videos on their respective instagram accounts and they are not afraid to comment  on each other’s instagrams with the most corny romantic words. From an outsiders point of view, the look perfect for each other.

Their marriage is blessed with 4  beautiful kids, 3 girls and a boy named Purity, Divine Mercy, Henry and Angel Okojie.

Mercy Johnson and Prince Okojie Wedding Anniversary

The couple celebrated their 10 year anniversary back in 2021 with cute adorable loved up photos.

Mercy took to her instagram to celebrate her husband with the caption

“What more can I ask for Lord, You have done me well Jesus…Happy Wedding Anniversary to us… 10years of grace, love, forgiveness, understanding, sacrifice, tolerance, patience, respect and friendship.”

Her husband also wrote on the special day

“Babe❤️?, my love its the other picture babe????…..My heartbeat, Instagram nor gree you write caption…worry not, I got you…I love you always…”

They not only shared cute couple pictures, they also shared beautiful family pictures of their family of 6.

Mercy Johnson and Prince Okojie Marriage Controversy

Before Mercy And Prince Okojie got married there was a lot of rebuttals from the media and people in general. The reports were that Prince Okojie was already a married man before the both started dating and that she was quite aware of it. So many people even accused her of breaking up a marriage. These issues were made even worse when the Prince Okojie’s ex wife openly attacked their relationship and revealed that Mercy Johnson was  truly the reason her marriage  broke up.

Their wedding almost did not take place because they received a lot of social media backlash. It was even reported that the original pastor that was supposed to wed them, backed out and was totally against the Union.

A lot of people close to Mercy Johnson advised her to end the relationship and move on to prevent all the controversies that would surround her and her husband if they get married.

However, Mercy and Prince were two very adamant people in love who were committed to making it work. Despite the warnings from people and the backlash, she went ahead with the marriage and today, they are 11 years in as a married couple.

Their love story is not a typical one but they both knew  exactly what they wanted and they went for it, fiercely.

This is a reminder to always listen to your heart, and commit to one particular person if they make  your spirit happy regardless of what other people might think.

Also read Omotola’s marriage and love story