Nollywood actress reveals how she met her husband on Facebook

Nollywood actress Judith Audu-Foght is a Nigerian presenter, model, blogger and movie producer, renowned for her role as Mofe in Nigerian television series Emerald, alongside Lilian Esoro-Franklin, Femi Branch, Joseph Benjamin and Carol King.

In an interview with Kemi Filani, Judith Audu revealed how she met her husband Morten Foght on Facebook, how she has been coping with marriage, how she juggle between career and family among others. Read excerpts of the interview below:

Tell us about your background?

I grew up in the barracks; Navy Town, Ojo, Lagos to be precise. My dad was a naval officer and my mum is a business woman. We are three and I am the only girl between two boys. I had an awesome childhood. If I were to rewind the tape of my life, I would go straight back to when I was a child; my childhood was fun. It was really good; I felt I had everything I needed as a child. I was more into myself. I am a very shy person; I grew up as very shy so it is funny I ended up in the make belief world.

Is your husband supportive of your acting career?

He is actually the most supportive person in the world. But for him I would have pulled out. Most times when I get discouraged and I don’t feel like doing it anymore, he tells me ‘this is what puts smiles on your face, this is what you love doing, you should keep doing it. It may be tough but when you get there you will be on top.’ He is the most amazing person alive.

How did you guys meet? (smiles)

We actually met on Facebook. We are one of those lucky people social media has helped and impacted their lives. He wasn’t a Nigerian then; my husband is a foreigner. He wasn’t in the country when we met on social media and started chatting up. And we did that for about three years and then he came around and we dated for about four years before we got married, we are in our fifth year of marriage.

How has the marriage been so far?

Awesome! It is the best thing that ever happened to me aside being an actress.

Any kids?

I don’t talk about that part.

You seem to have a finger in every pie, how do cope?

(Laughter) I try to balance them. You just saw me working on my laptop; I am done acting for today. I am now trying to write stuff for my blog. Once I am done with the write up, I am headed straight to the radio station for my show. I find a way to make sure none of them suffers but in all of these, my first love is acting. Acting takes priority and the radio show comes next and after that, producing. I am also a wife. I have a husband that I have to take care of. However, if I am to place all these on a list of priorities, my role as a wife comes first, next is acting, followed by my OAP job and then, producing and blogging