Empress Njamah rejects marriage proposal from her close friend in a viral video, saying she values their friendship too much to cross the line into romance.
Nollywood actress Empress Njamah is once again in the spotlight after turning down a surprise marriage proposal in front of friends and family. The actress shared the emotional moment on Instagram, where her male friend got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.
“I prayed to God and He answered me and brought you my way. Will you marry me?” he asked sincerely.
In her response, Empress acknowledged the gesture with gratitude but made it clear she wasn’t interested. She revealed that the proposal, made in front of loved ones, left her overwhelmed, but her answer remained no.
“I am so emotional right now, but I have to speak. You actually omitted the fact that you threw this in front of your friends and family. I respect them so much, and I am overwhelmed. I didn’t expect that it would happen so soon. Coming from the king of Abuja, for you to go on your knees, to do this for me and at the end of the day, I said I am not interested.”
In the caption of her post, she explained her decision with humour and honesty, noting that true friends don’t cross certain boundaries.
“AND I SAID NOOOOO
SAID NO TO MY GEE
GEE NO DEY MARRY GEE, BETTER FRIENDS THAN LOVERS
@moralmore KING OF ABUJA MY GEE… WE MOVEEEEEE
@paulvicks101 see wetin your proposal don cause ohh.”
This isn’t the first time Empress has addressed societal expectations around love and marriage. Last year, she clapped back at a troll who told her to settle down, stating that life doesn’t begin and end with marriage.
Her most publicised relationship was with Liberian man Josh Wade, which ended in scandal in late 2022. Empress accused him of blackmail and theft, revealing that he had access to her private videos and made away with her valuables. He later released her intimate content online. Thankfully, in 2023, the law caught up with him.
Before that, Empress was in a well-known relationship with music star Timaya. Their romance ended in 2009 after a fallout over a car purchase. Timaya had reportedly accused her of refusing to buy a car with the money he gave her and continued using his cars, which led to a public spat. However, the pair eventually reconciled, and Timaya publicly made peace with her.
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