Comic Actor Victor Osuagwu marries in style .Couple rides in a truck to the reception
Story and photos by AYODEJI SODE of Entertainment Express, who was in Port Harcourt.
Celebrities frequently boost their star appeal by adding a touch of class to their birthdays and weddings. Nowadays, it has become a trend for many A-List actors to turn their weddings into occasions of mind-blowing extravaganza and razzmatazz. Consequently, some celebrities have bragging rights to first-of its-kind weddings. Famous examples include the 1996 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s white wedding on board a mid-flight plane from Lagos to Benin and the recent Stephanie Okereke-Idahosa’s “French fairy tale nuptials” in Paris.
However, when it was the turn of Nollywood comedian, Victor Ifeanyichukwu Osuagwu, rather than engineering another occasion of glitz and glamour, the comedy merchant chose to spice his wedding with an unprecedented comic twist. Instead of riding with his bride in a “Just Wedded” branded vehicle to the venue of the reception, the man famously called “Adam Piccolo,” fresh from the altar, walked down the aisle straight into the back of an open truck. This unscripted high-octane comic relief was the interlude of the wedding which took place on December 8, 2012, in Port Harcourt when the star of Adams Goes To School officially solemnized his union with Roseline Nchelem, his wife of over 12 years and mother of his four children.
The bride and the groom arrived separately in Black G-Class Mercedes and Wine colour Range Rover respectively at St. Paul Anglican Cathedral, located at Diobu Garrison Junction, Aba Road Port Harcourt. The colourful nuptial was attended by fans, friends and family members dressed in Gold and Wine colour clothes. The service started by 9 a.m. and it went like clock-work with the usual knot-tying formalities. The Osuagwu children, two boys and two girls, were part of the bridal train as Little Grooms and Little Brides. In fact, the ring bearer was the couple’s son, while the best man and chief bridesmaid were none other than, Nollywood actor Francis Duru and his wife, Adokiye.
After the exchange of vows, Osuagwu, formerly a member of the Boys Brigade, was honoured by the brigade corps in a display match during which he was awarded a badge of honour, before curtain was drawn on the church service with a 33-category photo session.
By 12 noon, guests left the church and made their way to the venue of the reception at UPE Primary School opposite University of Port Harcourt. As the wedding convoy, led by the brigade band and a Rapid Response Squad police team, traversed the streets of Port Harcourt, they attracted attention and the over 30-minute drive became a massive street procession with the kind of razzmatazz peculiar to popular street carnivals in the Caribbean.
The reception was a series of activities that include cake-cutting, kolanuts presentation, and dance session. Thereafter, the traditional marriage rites followed. The occasion was further pepped up by the appearance of other Nollywood funnymen namely John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, and the duo of Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, famously known as Aki and Pawpaw. The crowd went agog the moment the diminutive pair was spotted. Similarly, Mr Ibu was mobbed by the crowd. Other celebrity that graced the occasion includes former President of Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, (AGN) Ejike Asiegbu, “Kade” singer Muma Gee and her husband as well as stand up comedian Julius Agwu, who thrilled the audience with his hit song “Handwork.” The reception was enlivened with music and various cultural displays.
Osuagwu was so inebriated with joy that he danced uncontrollably round the open-air venue. “I am so honoured, seeing a lot of people come to my wedding. I appreciate everybody for coming,” an overwhelmed Osuagwu gave his vote of thanks to all. Unfortunately a downpour forced an early end to the show at about 530 pm.
Most of the out-of-town guest who attended the wedding lodged at the Tokyu Grand Hotel, located at Stadium Road. Following the interruption of the festivity by the rain, a sort of after-party ensued in at the hotel. In the thick of the revelry, another Nollywood ace comedian, Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, made an appearance at about 9 pm. Few days after, Osuagwu’s “wedding in a truck” was the talk of the town in Port Harcourt and its environs.
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