K-Solo & Wife Explain How Madly In Love They Are

Now the music has changed. K-Solo
has remarried and it seems this one was made in heaven, at least from what we
have read. They had a long chat with a Punch reporter and all we can say about
them is They Are In Love, They Are In Love… lol. Enjoy the lovey-dovey,
interview after the cut.

K-Solo: She was like a daughter to
me before she became my wife. I was watching over her before I finally proposed
to her. We were friends and I used to advise her about men then too. When we
met, I had more female fans than males. Most of the things that were written in
the media were false stories, but she has been a very good friend.

Was that before or after your
separation from your first marriage?

K-Solo: We were friends from a
distance before I got separated. We would chat and talk but never met for two
years. I grew up in the midst of women. When we eventually met, we did not
spend up to 20 minutes with each other. It was a feeling that grew to this
extent.

How did it develop?

K-Solo: It got to a point where I
knew I would know her personally. I found that I wished I had somebody like
her, with the experiences she had and things she had in her head. But I could
not tell her that I wanted her. But one day, it just happened.

How did you feel when he proposed
to you?

Matop: I was surprised, happy and
excited as well, although I was expecting it.

You accepted the proposal without
thinking about it…

Matop: I did not have to think
about it. We wanted each other.

Were there concerns about his
previous marriage?

Matop: Before I accepted to go out
with him, I knew all that and I accepted him that way. I could not have
rejected him because of what had already happened. Even if I did not accept his
proposal, someone else would. I do not see him in that light. That is his past
and I am supposed to focus on us.

Did your family oppose the
marriage?

K-Solo: I had little opposition
from my family because I already had a bad press. They were skeptical if I
could handle a woman. She was not in Nigeria then, she is from Cameroon. We had
that little opposition and I was no longer interested. She kept encouraging me
to move on. She actually changed me and gave me the chance to love again,
because I had a bitter experience. I could not imagine a woman who would kneel
down to give me food to eat and holding the plate in her hands while I ate,
turning around to hurt, harm me and claim to have a child for me. I had already
seen it all and did not know what else to expect from a new woman. I was
wondering what the new woman would do to please me or make me feel that it
could be better. It took God’s grace to change me and the fact that we are
actually meant to be. At the end, my family stood by me and told me to do
whatever makes me happy.

Matop: My family is open and they
welcomed him warmly when I introduced him to them. They got along well
immediately and started referring to him as a friend.

Now that you are married, does it
deprive you of your freedom?

K-Solo: It has given me more
freedom. Then, I was scared of moving out but not anymore. The good thing is
that she understands the spirituality of life and that there are forces that
want this marriage to collapse. We do not have issues and we correct each
other. I always tell her that she represents a very important part of my life,
even more than my immediate family. She has stuck to me against all odds.

Do you get jealous of his female
fans?

Matop: He is family-oriented when
he is at home. I know most of his female friends, so I do not have a problem
there.

What do you do to get each other
angry?

K-Solo: She snores and I am
difficult.

Matop: There is no perfect man. If
you expect to meet one, then he must be a lazy man who does nothing. He is not
difficult, but I can say he is disciplined.

How do you make up after a
quarrel?

K-Solo: She does it in the
traditional way. She goes down on her knees and apologises.

Is she always the first to
apologise?

K-Solo: It depends on who is at
fault. If she is wrong, she identifies it on time and apologises. We try as
much as possible not to make it last long. Sometimes, I prolong the issue to
make her know the depth of what she has done. When the atmosphere for quarrels
is about to come up, she does all she can to subdue it and that makes me happy.

What pet name do you call each
other?

K-Solo: I call her Aya Oba which
means the wife of a king. Sometimes, I call her Alomo oko which means a clingy
wife. She likes to cling to me.

Matop: I call him Oba which means,
My King, or Ademi meaning, My Crown.

What do you love about her?

K-Solo: She is a good cook. I do
not know what any other woman outside can give me, which she does not have. I
have tasted everything; I do not see anything in a woman outside that would
impress me. I see her like my sibling and not a wife. Sometimes, I reprimand her
or straighten her up. At other times, I let her know that I want to be petted.

Matop: He is an artiste and
producer outside, but I do not see him that way at home. He is a different
person from what he is outside. He does not mix work with family time. He is
the best man I could have ever wished for. He is amazing and loving.

How would you describe the
marriage?

K-Solo: It is the best. I am not
moving somewhere else and this is where I want to be. She makes me discover my
new person every day.

Matop: It has been blissful,
interesting and fun.

Do you operate a joint account?

K-Solo: Yes, we do. It was her
idea because she likes business. She believes that little drops of water make a
mighty ocean. She makes me deposit some money into the account every day.

How do you cope with being married
to someone who is not from your country?

Matop: I was born in Lagos State
and I am cool with it. I do not see anything wrong with it. I am a Nigerian by
birth.

Does he partake in chores?

Matop: Yes, he does. In fact, he
is a good cook and we compete sometimes. He helps out with other chores when I
am busy in the kitchen.

How do you spend time together?

Matop: We see movies together; we
go to parties, attend comedy shows and hang for a drink.

K-Solo: We gossip a lot.

What qualities do you share?

Matop: He is a man and I am a
woman and we possess different qualities. Sometimes, we have mutual feelings
and think alike. We could have the same thing running in our minds at the same
time.

How should celebrity spouses
handle their husbands/wives?

Matop: They should get to
understand the celebrities and not see them as celebrities. Seeing them in that
light could result in quarrels. I see my husband as Solomon and not K-Solo.