Yetunde, Seun Kuti’s wife reveals  how she faced challenges before marrying into Kuti’s family

Yetunde Kuti, the wife of Seun Kuti has opened up about the initial obstacles she faced when considering marriage to the Kuti family.

Speaking on Your View on TVC, Yetunde shared the concerns and misunderstandings her family harboured.

She revealed her family’s apprehensions about her union with Seun Kuti and how they cautioned her against it.

The dancer disclosed that her family held preconceived notions about her husband based on the polygamous history of Seun’s father, Fela Kuti.

According to her, her relatives warned her about potentially becoming one of many

Despite the warnings, Yetunde emphasised that she chose to challenge societal stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding marriage.

She said: I have always had the idea of not wanting to be married, and my family was expecting me not to get married, especially to Seun. I grew up with people whose marriages were not stable and looked at it from their perspective, and I realized that everybody has their own reasons their marriages didn’t work, and people can’t just continue like that.”

“There’s a sacrifice that one has to make, but some people don’t want to make the sacrifice. My family said my life would end if I married Seun Kuti and that I would just be one of his 35 wives. They said his father married many wives and that he would marry more than him.”