Shan George has opened up about the reasons behind the coll@pse of her second marriage, revealing that a combination of long-distance struggles, confl!cting expectations, and family challenges eventually brought the union to an end.
The actress explained that her marriage to a man she met in England started with high hopes but soon became strained due to geographical separation and disagreements over where they would ultimately reside.
According to her, the initial agreement was that her husband, who had lived in England for many years, would return to Nigeria to establish a business and spend more time in the country. This arrangement, she said, worked for her because her career and life were firmly rooted in Nigeria.
“The problem is that he was living in England and I was living in Nigeria. And we actually had an agreement that he was tired of being there for too long, he was planning to come back so he could start a business and then be shuttling, which was fine by me,” George explained.
However, she disclosed that after they got married, her husband began to insist that she relocate permanently to England, a demand she could not accept because of her commitments in Nigeria. This fundamental disagreement created a rift between them.
“Unfortunately, when we now married, he was saying, ‘You are staying more in Nigeria, you are staying more in England, or I have to come to England.’ And when I want to come back to Nigeria, it’s a problem. Like, my guy, but this was not what we agreed,” she said.
Matters worsened when her husband asserted that he alone would determine where the couple would live. George recalled his words: “He now said, ‘Now where me I want make we live, na we go live.’ So the manpower thing came into the matter.”
For the actress, the clash was not just about geography but also about principles, as she believed in a more balanced partnership rather than one dictated by unilateral decisions.
Adding to the strain was the illness of her mother, which placed additional emotional and financial pressure on her. She admitted that juggling her mother’s care with the instability in her marriage became overwhelming.
“My mother’s sickness was another thing that led to the plenty… so well, everybody just in life, remain there, I remain here,” she concluded.
