Sexy TV siren Betty Kyallo
recently spoke out about her separation from her husband, NTV’s investigative
journalist Dennis Okari.
The two media bigwigs were the envy of the town back in 2015 and
before they said ‘Yes I Do’ to each other, their highly anticipated wedding was
publicized by tabloids, blogs and even newspapers leaving many dying of
jealousy but what many didn’t know was that Dennis and Betty’s relationship
wasn’t a perfect match. They were just pretending to make us think that all was
well in paradise and that they were the Barrack and Michelle Obama of the local
Showbiz industry.
‘I
Lost So Many Friends When I Separated With Dennis Okari. They All Ran
Away,’Betty Kyallo Shares Her Heartbreaking Story
In 2014 February, Betty
and Okari graced the True Love magazine for the first time and many were
convinced that they would forever be together and age gracefully from the sweet
stories they shared but oh no! That was not meant to be.
Recently, Betty revealed to
the same magazine that she was not mature yet and didn’t want the neither the
wedding nor the marriage but because of the image they had created out there of
the “power couple” she agreed
“I Felt It Was Still Very Premature And We Had No Story To Tell. I Was
Just Learning The Ropes And The Idea Of Getting Married Was Also Just Settling
In. So I Wasn’t Sure If Our Story Would Have Depth. You Can Imagine Being
Engaged At 23, What Do You Know? But When You Are In Love, You Easily Get
Influenced By What Your Partner Thinks And Feels. And So Dennis Managed To
Convince Me To Take The Opportunity. And We Looked Amazing And The Pictures
Looked Great,” Said Betty.
Adding that;
“We Were Quickly Labelled The ‘Power Couple’, The ‘Hottest Media Couple’
– And Honestly. I Found It A Little Overwhelming. It Made Me Uncomfortable”
Branded the “couple of the
year” back then, Betty and Okari were on the radar of their followers and they
had to be perfect in everything they did which Betty revealed made her
uncomfortable
“When We Put Ourselves Out There, We Started Dealing With Other Things
That Were Not Present Before. L Was Three Months’ Pregnant When We Did The
First Truelove Cover And I Felt We Were Not Being Honest, Partly Because I Did
Not Want To Share The Pregnancy News In The Magazine As I Felt It Would Jinx
It, And Partly Because I Was Raised Up To Believe In The Institution Of
Marriage And I Did Not Want My Baby To Be Born Out Of Wedlock. So Like Any Other
‘Normal’ Couple, I Wanted To Be Married Before The Baby Arrived And A Decision
Was Made.”
The multi-talented TV girl
who is giving her counterparts a run for their money had dated Okari for quite
a while and was left with no option but settle for at least a traditional
wedding before the arrival of their baby.
“This Was The First Mistake. Many Young People Do This. You Want To Do
Things Because It Is Right. I Was A Personality And I Wanted The Baby To Be
Born In An Institution Of Marriage. But When We Started Preparations For The
Traditional Wedding, The Cracks Started To Show. A Week And A Half To The
Ceremony, Certain Things About Me Were Said By My Partner’s Family, And My
Family Found Out. They Weren’t Happy.”
Betty’s mother wanted the
best for her and being the supportive mother she is, she decided to let it go
and carried on with the preparations hoping that all would go well.
“The Traditional Wedding, Not The Church Wedding, Was Always Going To Be
My Dream Wedding”
Adding that;
“It’s The Colourfulness Of The Ceremony, The Singing. The Excitement Of
Choosing Your Bride Amongst Other Girls… All This Was Fascinating To Me And I
Wanted Mine To Be Perfect. So I Was Super Excited. My Parents Had Invited
Family From All Over. My Relatives From Khwisero In Western. Mwingi In Eastern
And Mombasa In Coast Were All Present. Even My Mum’s Church And Chama Friends
Came. We Must Have Had About 250 People Or More Invited On That Day.”
Just like any other young
woman, the mother of one was excited and looking forward to that traditional
wedding but all did not go well. Okari stood her up.
“I Needed To Find Out What Time Their Entourage Would Arrive. But He Did
Not Pick Up My Call. I Tried Calling Him Again After An Hour And Once Again It
Went Unanswered.”
Betty’s parents also tried to
contact Okari and his family, but again, their calls went unanswered too.
“At 3pm, When We Tried To Call Again, All Their Phones Were Off. By The
Time The Sun Was Going Down, It Was Obvious That I Had Been Stood Up On My
Traditional Wedding.”
Betty Kyallo’s story has
touched many and Kenyans among them former TV presenter Janet Mbugua took to
social media to congratulate Betty for her openness in the interview with True
Love and for being such a strong woman.
“#Bettymmuteikyallo You Are A Strong Woman. Great Interview @Truelove_Ea”
Janet Wrote.
