Simisola Kosoko, widely known as Simi, shared the story of how her husband, Adekunle Gold, persistently pursued her during the early stages of their careers, eventually leading her to consider dating him.
Simi revealed that Adekunle Gold, lovingly referred to as AG Baby, had been sending her messages on Facebook for quite some time, although she was initially unaware of it until they started their romantic relationship.
During one of her concerts, they finally met in person, and Simi was impressed by Gold’s kindness, which ultimately convinced her to start dating him several months later.
In a recent interview with The Beat 99.9 FM in Lagos, the ‘Stranger’ singer shared these details, highlighting that they dated for five years before tying the knot in 2019.
She said, “In the gospel community, I was pretty well known. And he [Adekunle Gold] had heard my album at that time as well.
“He has been reaching out to me on Facebook, DMing me on Facebook. But I didn’t see those DMs until we started dating.
“I don’t remember how we eventually linked up again. I had a show for Bogobiri, and he turned up. He was very slim at that time, wearing white BYC and jeans. He came to see me perform. I was like, ‘Oh hey! He was like, ‘Oh! I’m such a fan.’ And I was like, ‘Okay!’ [laughs].
“I don’t know, he must have been persistent because there is a friendship that came out of there. I thought he was a really nice guy. We became friends, and later that year, he asked me out.
“I mean, as much as I was sounding like all that, I still didn’t really have nothing. He was a nice guy, and I was like, ‘Okay, I don’t mind a nice guy’ [laughs].”
