According to veteran actor Pete Edochie, married men should stay away from situations where their spouses would feed them
The 79-year-old veteran, who has been in several Nollywood films, warned that if a woman fed her husband for a few days, the man may receive unimaginable insults and “would want to take poison.”
During his conversation with content creator Adebayo Abidemi, also known as Isbae U, on Curiosity Made Me Ask, which aired on Saturday, Edochie gave advice.
While noting that he had been married for more than five decades, he said, “I want you to listen properly. This is wisdom from somebody who has been in that institution for almost 60 years. I have been married for the past 57 years.
“If things change and your wife has to feed you for two or three days, you would want to take poison. The kind of insult that will be heaped on you because your wife is feeding you, don’t ever think about it.”
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Edochie had also stated that he does not have a favourite actor because he considers himself bigger than his colleagues.
When asked to name his favourite actor, Edochie said he could not pick one because he considered himself bigger than all of them.
The actor also spoke about people who have claimed to be older than him in the industry, saying he had never felt the need to respond to such claims.
“People have been writing that they are older than me in the industry, but I don’t respond,” he said.
The veteran added that “whoever said they are of the same level with me should come out and say it.”
In July 2025, Pete Edochie explained why Igbo men cannot rule over Nigeria as president. This is because the typical Igbo man struggles in politics due to their inability to tolerate treachery.
In an interview on Afia TV, Edochie said the Igbo individuals tend to sever ties with those who betray them, making it challenging to sustain political relationships.
Edochie attributed this to the Igbo culture, where people prioritise loyalty and trust.
He noted that this trait can hinder Igbo politicians’ careers, adding that they may struggle to maintain strategic alliances in the cutthroat world of politics.
Edochie said, “An Igbo man is not a good politician. And I will tell you why, people who are used to politics or the treachery that characterises politics, can overlook a lot of things. But the Igbo man is not constituted to condone treachery a second time. If you hurt the Igbo man once in politics, he will never allow you to hurt him again. He will retaliate. That’s the average Igbo man.
