Ghanaian actor and television presenter Chris Attoh has had a career spanning television, film and media, but his personal life has also attracted considerable public interest. His best-known former wife is Nigerian actress Damilola Adegbite, whom he met while working on the popular African soap opera Tinsel.
Their relationship moved from television co-stars to partners and eventually marriage. They welcomed a son before their wedding, but their relationship ended in divorce in 2017. Years later, Adegbite offered her perspective on why the marriage did not work, while Attoh spoke about maintaining a healthy relationship with her for the sake of their son.
Who Is Damilola?
Damilola Adegbite is a Nigerian actress who became widely recognized through her work on Tinsel. The series was also where she met Attoh, who was among the show’s Ghanaian stars.
Her career later expanded into Nigerian film, with appearances in productions including Flower Girl, Isoken, Merry Men and Coming from Insanity. She has also worked in television and other entertainment projects.
Although her marriage to Attoh ended several years ago, she has continued to build her own career in Nollywood.
How They Met
Attoh and Adegbite met while working together on Tinsel. Their professional relationship eventually developed into a romantic one, making them one of the better-known couples connected to the African television series.
The relationship became more serious over time, and the pair became engaged in 2014. Their romance also led to the birth of their first and only child together before they officially married.
Their Son Brian
Chris Attoh and Damilola Adegbite welcomed their son, Brian, in September 2014.
The arrival of their child came only months before their wedding and marked an important chapter in their relationship. Even after the marriage ended, both actors emphasized the importance of providing Brian with a stable and loving upbringing.
In a 2017 interview following the divorce, Attoh described Adegbite as a wonderful woman and an amazing mother. He said the former couple were working on a new balance that would allow them to continue raising their son despite their separation.
Their Wedding
Attoh and Adegbite married on February 14, 2015, in a private ceremony in Accra, Ghana.
The Valentine’s Day wedding attracted attention because both actors already had established fan bases in Ghana and Nigeria. Their relationship had also developed from their time together on Tinsel, making their marriage a popular entertainment story at the time.
For a while, the couple appeared to be balancing successful entertainment careers with family life.
Why They Divorced
Rumors that the marriage was in trouble circulated during 2017. At first, the reports were publicly dismissed, but the situation changed later that year.
In September 2017, Attoh confirmed that he and Adegbite were divorced. Rather than publicly attacking his former wife, he spoke about the difficulties they had experienced and focused on their responsibility as parents. He explained that their careers had made balancing marriage, work and family challenging.
Adegbite later provided more insight into her own view of the breakup. In a 2023 interview, she said that love alone was not enough to sustain a marriage and that other qualities were necessary for two people building a life together. She also said she did not regret the divorce.
Neither account suggests that there is a single publicly established explanation that fully describes everything that happened privately between them.
Co-Parenting
One of the more positive aspects of their post-divorce relationship has been their focus on Brian.
Attoh said in 2017 that he and Adegbite were trying to create a new arrangement for spending time with and raising their son. He also praised both families for supporting them when their demanding careers made parenting more difficult.
His comments showed that the end of the marriage did not mean the end of their responsibilities to one another as parents.
His Second Marriage
Chris Attoh later married Bettie Jenifer, an American businesswoman, in Accra in October 2018.
That marriage ended tragically only months later. Jenifer was fatally shot outside an office building in Greenbelt, Maryland, on May 10, 2019. Contemporary reports and later coverage described an investigation complicated by the discovery that she had also been legally married to another man at the time.
The circumstances generated considerable speculation in the media. Attoh later rejected claims that he had been a suspect in the killing, saying he had not been treated as one by police.
The case brought an intensely painful period of Attoh’s personal life into public view.
Where They Stand
Damilola Adegbite and Chris Attoh have been divorced since 2017, and their relationship today is best understood through their shared role as parents to Brian.
Attoh’s own comments after the divorce were notably respectful toward his former wife. He said they would remain friends despite their differences and wanted their son to grow up surrounded by love and support.
Adegbite, meanwhile, has continued her acting career and has spoken more openly in recent years about lessons she took from the failed marriage.
Chris Attoh’s ex-wife is Damilola Adegbite, the Nigerian actress he met while working on Tinsel. They welcomed their son Brian in 2014 and married in Accra on Valentine’s Day in 2015.
Their marriage lasted about two and a half years before ending in divorce in 2017. While the breakup generated considerable speculation at the time, both actors eventually addressed the separation publicly, with Attoh emphasizing their commitment to co-parenting and Adegbite later explaining that she came to believe love alone could not sustain a marriage.
