Nollywood star and humanitarian, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has revealed that her late mother’s influence played a decisive role in keeping her marriage together despite challenges that might have led to separation. Speaking on a recent podcast, the actress described her mother as her best friend and moral compass, noting that her strength and devotion to God were the reasons she chose to stay married during difficult times. “My mum was my best friend and everything. She was sick for five years, she had a stroke.
The year she got her visa during COVID-19 was the year she got sick. I don’t think there are two people that can be like my mother. The truth of the matter is; it is because of my mother that I’m still married, because left to me alone there are so many things I would have said I cannot take anymore, but my mum stood for everything right,” Daramola said.
The actress, who lost her mother after years of illness, recalled how the pain of stroke never broke her mother’s faith. “She lost my father when she was 38 years old and never remarried. My mum’s life was sold out to God. Even in her pain, she would still praise God. I cried last night because I look around me and I don’t find real people, and that’s the only real person I could talk to,” she said emotionally.
Fondly remembering her mother’s natural beauty, the actress stressed that she never conformed to modern cosmetic procedures. “She was a very beautiful woman when she was young. She didn’t do tummy tuck or BBL but she had everything. I thank God because I’m sure she’s in a better place because the pain was too much,” she added.
