Weeks after announcing his separation from his wife, and then bowing to pressure and taking down the divorce announcement post from social media, comedian and actor, Bright Okpocha, better known by his stage name Basketmouth, has reunited with his kids.
Sharing video clips of his fun moments with them, Basketmouth on Instagram wrote “The ladies’ man” many of his followers have since gone into a jubilatory mood following the post.
One Ojulewa wrote “Things we love to see, Beautiful daddies girls … may they continue to make you proud, may your home continue to be a testimony”
Recall that the father of four ( Basketmouth) stirred reactions with the announcement of his crashed marriage on Thursday, December 22, 2022, where he assured to peacefully co-parent with his wife in taking care of their children.
The actor who did not give reasons for the divorce pleaded with the public to respect their privacy.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the sad news has left many in disbelief as they noted how the comedian was fond of making expensive jokes.
Interestingly, his 44-year-old wife, Elsie who seemed unbothered about the public statement took to her Instagram page to speak on a trending argument about ladies cooking for their boyfriends.
Basketmouth has organized popular stand-up comedy concerts like Basketmouth Uncensored across the globe.
He hosted a comedy challenge on Instagram, called the #TwoThingsChallenge which sparked an uproar from fans, after a young fan posted a video of him saying obscene things relating to sex, with a child in close view in the video.
He was a producer of “Ghana Jollof”. In 2000, Basketmouth appeared in Lagbaja music video titled Gra Gra.
In 2005 and 2006, Basketmouth won the National Comedy Award and the awards for Best Stand-up Comedian of the Year.
He was nominated in the 2021 maiden edition of The Humour Awards Academy alongside fellow comedian Mr Funny.
Basketmouth appears in the Africa Magic show “My Flatmates” (2016). He recently hosted Nigerian Billionaire Femi Otedola in his home.
In December 2020, he started his comedy web series titled “Papa Benji”.
