"Shina and Sammie dated for 15 years" - Sammie Peters.
Flashback: SHINA PETER’S WIFE LOVE STORY
“Shina and Sammie dated for 15 years” – Sammie Peters.
Sammie Peters, the wife of Afro Juju legend Sir Shina Peters reveals how she met him and what makes their marriage tick.
The love story of Sir Shina Peters and Sammie Peters is one of the most enduring love stories in Nigeria’s music entertainment industry.
Their union has had its fair share of ups and downs, rumours of infidelity and child bearing struggles.
Through it all Shina and Sammie Peters have remained inseparable. Their marriage has stood the test of time.
Sir Shina Peters and Sammie Peters first met 35 years ago. “We actually met in 1981 in Lagos, we lived in the same neighborhood and it was love at first sight. He was a very young and intelligent man but very ambitious towards his career.
One thing I love about him was his soft hand; he had a very soft palm and a dashing smile that could arrest the most hardened soul” Sammie Peters told Asabe Afrika, an entertainment site, in 2014.
“Of course he was a budding musician with lots of attention here and there but in 1982 we did our traditional marriage and from there the long journey started, we eventually did our white wedding in 1995. It was not an easy period, so many things happened in between that time but love conquered all” she further said.
Prior to them getting married Shina and Sammie dated for 15 years. “It was as a result of trust, we dated for many years and I was able to understudy him. I got to know his chemistry. And in between our traditional rights in 1982 and the white wedding in 1995, we were together for like 15 years” said Sammie Peters.
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