Omotola Met The Love Of Her Life At 16; And The Rest They Say Is History

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is that Nigerian celebrity you know not to speak of without a large measure of respect attached to her name.

Not only is she an amazing actress, she is also a full time family woman.

Despite the heavy public scrutiny aimed at her life, she has managed to stay really private and have maintained a decent reputation thus far.

One of the most Interesting  conversations to have surrounding this Talented Actress, is probably her relationship and marriage to her husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde.

The pair have been married for a over 25 years now. Whoop! This makes their marriage one of the longest standing celebrity marriages ever.

They have also ben able to explains their family and have 4 beautiful grown up children.

Let’s take a walk down Omtotala and Captain Matthew love story

Omotola And Mathew First  meeting

The pair met for the first time in 1994 in a church, Solid Rock Church at Iyana Ipaja.

At first meeting, Captain Mathew who was 26 at the time had believed Omotola to be a lot more mature than her age, however, Omotola at the time was just 16 and not yet an adult.

He had been attracted to her immediately but he decided to wait it out till she was at least 18 before he could properly declare his intentions to her.

When she turned 18, he declared his intentions to marry her to Omotola and at first she laughed it off. She told him that was what most guys said but didn’t actually mean it.

When she noticed his seriousness at his intentions, she requested that he meet her parents.

At the time Mathew was based in the United States so he had to alternate between Nigeria and the US.

He spoke to her parents about his intention for her and they expressed their desires on Omotola going to the university.

However, A skeptical Micheal did not oblige their decision because he felt like in the university she might become privy to different men who might want to take her away from him. The pair eventually got married in 1996, two years after meeting up with each other.

Omotola and Mathew’s Unique Wedding

After their marriage, the pair still decided to do another weddin mg mid air in 2000z

They had the ceremony on board a Dash 7 plane.

They were able to get  an officiating priest, their members of the family, and a couple of their close friends for one of the essentially the most talked-about weddings in Nigeria at the time.

What makes it even more unique is that it was her husband flying the airplane during the entire process and only left it temporarily to his co-pilot because he needed to say his cows with her.

The Pair have expanded their family to 4 more

Omotola and her husband Captain Mathew have 4 children together. Two boys and Two girls.

Their names are  Princess Ekeinde, Matthew Johnson Ekeinde Jnr, Meraiah Ekeinde, and then Micheal Ekeinde.

Omotola revealed that one of the major reason her marriage with her husband is thriving is simply because they take each other very seriously. They address issues critically and love to express their opinions about themselves clearly.

She attributes keeping a low profile about her marriage as one of the reasons they’re able to still stay strong after all these years.

She reveals that sometimes what the public do not know about cannot hurt anyone. She loves to keep all matters of her marriage very private and closeted from the eye of onlookers and manage her relationship more discreetly.

Initially a Muslim, Omotola transformed and became a Christian and is now alleged to be a very prayerful one at that.

She also attributes her marriages longevity and success to her relationship with God.

Omotola and Captain Mathew Marriage Controversy 

In 2021, reports came about that Omotola was involved in an extra marital relationship with former Edo State governor, Captain Oshiomole.

 

She completely denied the rumors despite different blogs carrying the rumor around. She demanded that the blogger brings forth evidence to completely proof the statement.

The actress was not the one one to have gotten dragged in a mess; her husband was also accused of having an affair with an unknown girl in the United Kingdom.

These rumors were however never confirmed to be true till date.

Omotola And Captain Mathew’s Children

Princess Ekeinde

Princess is the oldest of the clan and was born on the 30th of March, 1997. She is currently 25 years of age.

She is a graduate and at the moment a social media influencer. She is also very fashion oriented and has built a tight knit community on social media based off her fashion sense.

 

Matthew Johnson Ekeinde

The next in line for is the handsome Mathew Ekeinde junior named after his father. He was born in the 20th of August, 1998 and he is currently 24 years of age.

This boy is every bit of his fathers som not just in looks but also by choosing his fathers career path to also become a pilot but eventually he decided to opt out and instead go for a profession in leisure enterprise.

At the moment, he is a musician and is trying his hardest to stand out of the over-saturated crowd of Nigerian music.

Meraiah Ekeinde 

This is the third child of Omotola Ekeinde and Captain Mathew and was borin in 7th of February, 2000. This will make her currently 22 years.

She  graduated with two levels; Associate of Art in Merchandise Product Development in addition to a (*25*) of Science in Business Management in 2019 when she was solely 19 years previous.

Omotola of course took to her instagram page to share this good news.

She is currently in the United States but before the younger girl left for her college training, she attended the Chrisland College in Lagos, Nigeria. She is at the moment working as a Design Assistant Intern with Los Angeles-based agency, Colourist.

 

Micheal Ekeinde

 

This is the youngest of the clan and was born on 12th of April, 2002.

He is currently 18 years of age. He is also the closest to his mum due to his age and while growing up he would follow her to movie events together and every other place.

Maybe, this was exactly what triggered his love for the movie industry because he selected to be a cinematographer and a movie director.

He’s also really introverted and private and is very particular about posting intimate details of his life on social media.

Omotola and her husband seem to know how this marriage thing work with Omotola even revealing in a brutally honest interview that it is not every time you get to love your partner.

She said that most times when she doesn’t feel the love again for her husband, she waits for it come back and it always does come back.

We wish the pair a continuously successful and blissful marriage.