Nigeria, April 22 -- Veteran Nollywood actor Joke Silva has shared her parents' reaction when she introduced her then husband-to-be (Olu Jacobs) to them. The duo have been married for over 40 years, since 1985.

Speaking at Stephen Akintoye's leadership podcast "Real Estate Magnates", Joke spoke about the welcome her husband received from her family, ahead of their wedding.

She revealed that her father was uncomfortable with the 20-year age gap between them, while her mother was okay with it. Today, Olu is 82, and Joke is 62.

"Initially, my dad had issues with the fact that Olu Jacobs was older, but my mum was like, well, this is the person they know me with, and then her parents had that age gap. So, she agreed for us to get married," ...