EX FOOTBALL STAR JOHN FASHANU LOCKED IN A BITTER DIVORCE WITH WIFE ABIGAIL
…Star’s wife says
she found him undressed with maid and another woman
she found him undressed with maid and another woman
…He denies cheating
and says he caught her in bed with a female friend
and says he caught her in bed with a female friend
…Also says she
attacked him several times and he felt his ‘life was at stake’
attacked him several times and he felt his ‘life was at stake’
…His wife rubbished
these claims and says Fashanu is ‘sick and needs help’
these claims and says Fashanu is ‘sick and needs help’
…The couple’s
bitter divorce is set to play out in Nigeria, where they live
bitter divorce is set to play out in Nigeria, where they live
Former footballer
John Fashanu is embroiled in a bitter split with his wife Abigail amid claims
that she threatened him with knives after he slept with their maid. The
ex-Wimbledon player, 52, has filed for divorce, claiming his ‘life was at
stake’ – and says it was in fact her who cheated on him – with another woman
who she calls her ‘spiritual partner’.
John Fashanu is embroiled in a bitter split with his wife Abigail amid claims
that she threatened him with knives after he slept with their maid. The
ex-Wimbledon player, 52, has filed for divorce, claiming his ‘life was at
stake’ – and says it was in fact her who cheated on him – with another woman
who she calls her ‘spiritual partner’.
Mrs Fashanu, 48,
strenuously denies these allegations and says her ex-husband is ‘sick and needs
help’.
strenuously denies these allegations and says her ex-husband is ‘sick and needs
help’.
Fashanu, who also
presented hit TV show Gladiators, wed Abigail in 2011 but their marriage hit
the rocks last year. While she is claiming to have caught him undressed in bed
with two women, including the housemaid, he says he found her in bed with a
female friend. Mrs Fashanu denies this – claiming the woman is just a friend
who was living with her for a short period. As well as the allegations of cheating
and threatening behaviour, the father of five has accused his wife of stealing
thousands of pounds in cash from their marital home in Nigeria.
presented hit TV show Gladiators, wed Abigail in 2011 but their marriage hit
the rocks last year. While she is claiming to have caught him undressed in bed
with two women, including the housemaid, he says he found her in bed with a
female friend. Mrs Fashanu denies this – claiming the woman is just a friend
who was living with her for a short period. As well as the allegations of cheating
and threatening behaviour, the father of five has accused his wife of stealing
thousands of pounds in cash from their marital home in Nigeria.
Speaking to Patrick
Hill at The Sunday People, the former star said: ‘My life was at risk and I
didn’t want it to happen again. That’s why I filed for divorce. Denying that he
slept with the housemaid, he added: ‘This is me, John Fashanu, you’re talking
to. It’s absolute nonsense. If she wants to make up that story, at least let
her say it’s Beyoncé or someone.
Hill at The Sunday People, the former star said: ‘My life was at risk and I
didn’t want it to happen again. That’s why I filed for divorce. Denying that he
slept with the housemaid, he added: ‘This is me, John Fashanu, you’re talking
to. It’s absolute nonsense. If she wants to make up that story, at least let
her say it’s Beyoncé or someone.
‘I’ve been very
fortunate to date some of the most beautiful women in the world. I certainly
don’t have to sleep with my cleaner!’
fortunate to date some of the most beautiful women in the world. I certainly
don’t have to sleep with my cleaner!’
Fashanu, dubbed
Fash the Bash for his tough reputation at Wimbledon, says his wife attacked him
on a number of occasions and that the violence became too much to handle. But
Abigail, the mother of former beauty queen Adaeze Yobo, has suggested her
estranged husband is deluded and says she does not take him seriously. The
glamorous socialite, a qualified lawyer and mother-in-law to former Nigerian
football captain Joseph Yobo, paints a very different picture of the split. And
she says that she is not angry with him – only with herself for ever agreeing
to marry him in the first place. The couple’s bitter divorce is set to play out
in the high court in Abuja, Nigeria.
Fash the Bash for his tough reputation at Wimbledon, says his wife attacked him
on a number of occasions and that the violence became too much to handle. But
Abigail, the mother of former beauty queen Adaeze Yobo, has suggested her
estranged husband is deluded and says she does not take him seriously. The
glamorous socialite, a qualified lawyer and mother-in-law to former Nigerian
football captain Joseph Yobo, paints a very different picture of the split. And
she says that she is not angry with him – only with herself for ever agreeing
to marry him in the first place. The couple’s bitter divorce is set to play out
in the high court in Abuja, Nigeria.
Fashanu says police
are now investigating his allegations that his wife attacked him and says
officers are trying to retrieve more than £3,300 in stolen cash from her.
are now investigating his allegations that his wife attacked him and says
officers are trying to retrieve more than £3,300 in stolen cash from her.
Speaking to the
Sunday People, he also claimed that she is obsessed with money, admitted she
probably couldn’t stand the sight of him and expressed regret at ever meeting
her.
Sunday People, he also claimed that she is obsessed with money, admitted she
probably couldn’t stand the sight of him and expressed regret at ever meeting
her.
Fashanu, who is 6ft
2in, was born in London to a Guyanan nurse, Pearl, and Nigerian barrister,
Patrick. After they broke up he spent time in a Barnado’s home and later lived
with a foster family in Norfolk. His football career included spells at Aston
Villa and Millwall – and he won the FA cup with Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang in 1988
two years after joining the club. That same year he suffered heartbreak when
his brother Justin, Britain’s first openly gay professional footballer, hanged
himself in London. After the suicide, Fashanu expressed regret for disowning
Justin because of his homosexuality – but later claimed he did not believe
Justin was genuinely gay.
2in, was born in London to a Guyanan nurse, Pearl, and Nigerian barrister,
Patrick. After they broke up he spent time in a Barnado’s home and later lived
with a foster family in Norfolk. His football career included spells at Aston
Villa and Millwall – and he won the FA cup with Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang in 1988
two years after joining the club. That same year he suffered heartbreak when
his brother Justin, Britain’s first openly gay professional footballer, hanged
himself in London. After the suicide, Fashanu expressed regret for disowning
Justin because of his homosexuality – but later claimed he did not believe
Justin was genuinely gay.
After retiring from
football he hosted popular 1990s TV show Gladiators for seven years alongside
Ulrika Jonsson. He was also a contestant in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of
Here in 2003.
football he hosted popular 1990s TV show Gladiators for seven years alongside
Ulrika Jonsson. He was also a contestant in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of
Here in 2003.
Fashanu’s first
marriage to Ivory Coast model Melissa Kassa-Mapsi ended in divorce in 2004. He
regularly carries out charity work and is currently a UN Ambassador for
Nigeria, a former Unicef goodwill ambassador for 53 African countries and a
former board member of the Nigeria Football Association.
marriage to Ivory Coast model Melissa Kassa-Mapsi ended in divorce in 2004. He
regularly carries out charity work and is currently a UN Ambassador for
Nigeria, a former Unicef goodwill ambassador for 53 African countries and a
former board member of the Nigeria Football Association.
Source: dailymail
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