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– Actress Osas Ighodaro has cleared the air on her relationship with singer and megastar, Wizkid following dating rumours.
– Osas Ighodaro, the Nigerian actress, has dismissed claims that she is in a relationship with Wizkid, the Grammy-winning musician.
– There have been rumours in some quarters that the pair are in a relationship.
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– But speaking during the latest episode of ‘Off Air‘, the podcast hosted by Gbemi and Toolz, Ighodaro said the duo are just friends.
– The film star also addressed reports that she flew from Nigeria to London to attend a concert by the ‘Essence’ crooner.
– Ighodaro said when Wizkid was holding the concert in London, she was in Dubai but eventually travelled to attend the event.
– The actress, who declared that she is still single, added that Wizkid has neither asked her out for a date nor made any sexual advances toward her.
– She also recounted how the musician stood by her when she lost her mother.
– “He’s my friend, we’ve been cool for a long time. You know what it is, he’s such a cool guy and a friend,” she said.
– “So, he took a friend and I out to enjoy ourselves, and during that time I lost my mum. He just wanted to really show us a good time.”
– Osas tied the knot with Gbenro Ajibade in 2015 and welcomed a daughter in 2016. The union, however, crashed a few years later.
– The duo had been rumoured to be dating sometime in January 2022 after posts showing each enjoying the other’s company, first at his London show and later at W Bar in Lagos, had surfaced from them.
– Osas Ighodaro is a Nigerian-American AMVCA-awarded actress. She is also a humanitarian, TV host and a former beauty queen.