Mercy Aigbe Talks About Her Husband Disgrace Saga - 'My Daughter Told Me Her Classmates Asked Her If Her Daddy & I Fought'

In an interview with Punch, published
today, Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe-
Gentry got to talk about her V-Channel
event incident where her husband Mr.
Lanre Gentry, supposedly pummelled
her after finding her in a night gown
inside a hotel room.
Excerpts:
When you read negative
reports about yourself, true
or false, how do you feel?
At times, they actually get to me; I will
not lie about it. I am an emotional
person. Before the story about my
husband and I fighting broke, I had
actually not had any scandal like that.
When the story broke, I was shocked
and asked myself why someone would
do such to a fellow human being.
The story just kept buzzing everywhere
and I felt very bad. It got to me. Before
then, I thought it was
all part of the job, that whatever they
wrote was their business.
What pained me most about the story
was that my daughter came back from
school and told me that her classmates
asked her if the story was true, if her
daddy and I fought. It was painful
because she is a girl and someday she
is going to get married. My father-in-
law called me to ask me if it was true.
That is why I had to do a video
debunking the claims.
How did your husband feel
when he saw it?
He felt very bad because the story also
indicted him, saying that he was a wife
beater. It painted him as a bad person
but in all, I thank God that my husband
was with me all through. He knew there
was no iota of truth in the story. He also
learnt that not all stories were true. That
particular story actually got to me.
Thank God it has passed, I am waxing
stronger and my marriage is still strong.
Do you still have that
controversial dress in your
wardrobe?
After the story broke, I called my
designer and said, ‘Tokunbo, that cloth
you made for me, did you see the
story?’ Anytime I see the dress, I have
mixed feelings, I laugh and feel
somehow. I have never worn it after
that day; it has a story attached to it.
You know the thing about these dresses
once you wear them on the red carpet,
that is it.
Can you buy a handbag for
N5m?
I don’t know. I cannot say the amount I
can spend on an item. I love fashion.
One thing about fashion is that when
you see something you like, if you don’t
buy it, you’ll not have peace of mind till
you get it, no matter the cost. That is
the kind of person I am, and that is why
I cannot say how much I can spend on
an item. Most times when I see things I
like and I have the money, I buy. I am
working hard and making my money. If
it makes me happy, why not get it? We
only have a life to live. At the same
time, I also know that there are people
that I can reach out to and put a smile
on their faces. So what I do is find a
way to balance both.
How about the N80m
mansion your husband is
reportedly building in Ikeja?
I don’t want to comment on that.
How long does it take you to
dress?
It depends on where I am going. If I am
going to a party, it will take me longer.
Basically, I’ll say it takes me about an
hour to get dressed. The funny part of it
is that if I have somewhere to go, the
night before, I’ll bring out like three
clothes and some shoes to choose
from. So, it makes it easier for me the
next morning.
Do you ask your husband to
help you choose what to
wear?
Yes, I do. Trust me, they are tired of me
-my husband and my daughter. My
daughter will tell me, ‘Mummy it is
okay’ while my husband will say
something like ‘Darling, just choose
one, they all look great on you’.