#BBNaija 2021: Pere reveals how his failed marriage forced him to join the US Army

One of the male housemates of the ongoing 2021 Big Brother Naija (BBN) reality TV show, Pere Egbi has revealed how his failed marriage to his ex-wife Pamela Heoma forced him to join the US army.

Pere who opened up while speaking to Queen and WhitemMoney after the Saturday night party revealed that divorce from his ex-wife led him to join the army were he served for six years and left in 2017.

The BBNaija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate said: “My divorce led me into the military. I begged her to stay but she refused and I just decided to go into the military.”

Pere said: “My divorce led me into the military. I begged her to stay but she refused and I just decided to go into the military.”

He had earlier mentioned that his wife divorced him when he was 25 years old because his wife thought he was cheating on her with his best friend.

He revealed that his problems in his marriage started after his wife saw a scene of him kissing his female best friend.

Pere clarified that he never cheated on his wife and begged her to stay but she filed a divorce which ended their marriage.

Pere said: “I got divorced to my ex-wife because she thought I was cheating on her with my best friend.

“I never cheated on her.

“Myself and best friend (A female) shot a lot of films in America, we’re always on a project together but found out we could not date each other.

“When I got married, I introduced my best friend to my wife but my ex-wife didn’t like her.

“One day, my wife followed me to a movie shoot where my best friend played my wife. While we were shooting, we kissed and this got my ex-wife angry.

“After this, our marriage became unstable, and then I travelled for another shoot and came back to an empty house. My ex-wife had packed her things out of the house.

“I went to her family house and begged her to stay but she filed for a divorce,” he added.