The marriage of popular face John
Fashanu to the Abigael, the mother in law of footballer Joseph Yobo is
crumbled.
Here are all the messy details
According to mirror of uk
The former Gladiators host is now at the centre of a bitter divorce battle
with Abigail – and also insists SHE cheated on him with a woman
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Split: John Fashanu and his wife Abigail are going through a bitter divorce
battle
Soccer legend John Fashanu has accused his wife of trying to kill him –
after she allegedly found him bedding two women at the same time.
The retired former Wimbledon and England striker said estranged Abigail
Onyekwelu went for him with a knife during a furious row at their home.
Fashanu, also a former Gladiators host, is now at the centre of a bitter
divorce battle with Abigail – and insists SHE cheated on him with a woman.
She denies his claims and the astonishing battle – which includes the accusation
that he bedded their maid – is to be played out in the high court in Abuja,
Nigeria.
Furious Abigail, 48, said last night: “Good riddance to bad rubbish! I’ve
left him and washed my hands.”
John Fashanu
Back in the day: John Fashanu used to present hit UK TV show Gladiators
But Fashanu, 52 – dubbed Fash the Bash for his hardman reputation in
Wimbledon’s famous “Crazy Gang” – hit back with an extraordinary series of
allegations.
He said he had to call in police to protect him from knife-wielding Abigail
and was devastated to find her in bed with another woman.
He also alleged that she stole thousands of pounds in cash from their
marital home.
Speaking exclusively to the Sunday People the star – who now presents the
Nigerian version of TV’s Deal or No Deal – said: “She attempted to use knives
on me. It was terrifying.
“My life was at stake, there’s no two ways about that.
“Even if you did think I was sleeping with the maid, or even if you thought
I was sleeping with Miss Nigeria, don’t kill me! Just leave me and go. The violence
was just too much.”
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Estranged: The pair have dished the dirt on each other
6ft 2in Fashanu added: “My life was at risk and I didn’t want it to happen
again. That’s why I filed for divorce.”
He denied his wife’s claim to have discovered him in bed with two other
women – one of them their maid.
“I’ve been very fortunate to date some of the most beautiful women in the
world,” Fash insisted. “I certainly don’t have to sleep with my cleaner!
“This is me, John Fashanu, you’re talking to. It’s absolute nonsense. If she
wants to make up that story, at least let her say it’s Beyoncé or someone.
“Don’t say it’s my cleaner, that’s just b******s. It’s not true at all.
“The truth is she’s been cheating on me with a woman she calls her spiritual
partner.
“I caught them in the bed many times. That was why I kicked her out of my
house.”
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In play: John Fashanu used to play for Wimbledon
Abigail is the mother of former beauty queen Adaeze Yobo. Fashanu met her in
2009. They married two years later but the relationship hit the skids last
year.
Father-of-five Fashanu claimed police are now investigating an attack on
him. He also alleged that officers are trying to retrieve missing cash from
Abigail.
He said: “I’m the one who is filing for divorce. I couldn’t stand her and,
to be honest, she probably couldn’t stand me. With Abigail it was just money,
money, money.
“I’ve never seen a woman who has such an appetite for money. Nearly one
million Nigerian naira (around £3,300) was stolen from my house in Abuja. There
are police reports you can see.
“There were so many assaults, it was just getting too much. It was
absolutely ridiculous. She attacked me on multiple occasions. The whole
situation was far too hot for me. There are some wonderful, wonderful women.
It’s just that I met the wrong one.”
Glamorous socialite Abigail, a qualified lawyer and mother-in-law to former
Nigerian football captain Joseph Yobo, paints a totally different picture of
the marriage breakdown.
The mother of four said: “John’s saying I tried to kill him? Oh my God, this
is so funny. I don’t quite understand all this.
“How can I kill him? How can somebody like me kill this huge man who is an
expert in karate. I don’t understand how I can kill him.”
Told that he had accused her of going to his house armed with knives before
trying to attack him, Abigail retorted: “Oh my God, that is ridiculous.”
She also rejected Fashanu’s claim that he threw her out of his house
after finding her in bed with another woman.
Abigail said: “He didn’t kick me out of his house. We were living in my
house. He couldn’t have kicked me out of my own house – I kicked him out.”
Of the woman concerned, she insisted: “She is a good friend to me. She has
a husband and children.
It is ridiculous. She was living with me for a while to
get back on her feet.”
Abigail went on: “I caught him in bed with two women, the housemaid and one
other woman. There were two women, it was awful.
“They were on the bed. They were undressed. I said to them, ‘Who are you and
what’s going on here?’
“He told me that he doesn’t know what he’s doing and I should pray for him.
He knows how to manipulate people, that’s one thing he is good at.
“I last saw him in April last year. I didn’t know he’d filed for divorce. He
has been calling people asking them to plead with me to get back with him.
“I would have filed for divorce myself but I haven’t because I’ve been very
busy. And he asked me not to because he did not want to make it known that we
had separated.
“So I went on my way and I left him but I didn’t tell anybody anything.
“I’ve told him, ‘I don’t want you any more, I have forgiven you, I’m a
Christian. But I don’t want you any more, just leave me alone.’
I don’t take him seriously. I don’t have time for him. If I should be angry
at anyone, I should be angry at myself for descending so low as to enter into
marriage with such a person.”
Responding to claims she stole money from Fashanu, Abigail added: “Anybody
can say anything – but how can I go to his house and steal from him in his
house?
“I wasn’t living there with him. He’s sick and he needs help.”
Fashanu was born in London to a Guyanan nurse, Pearl, and Nigerian barrister,
Patrick. After they split up he had a spell in a Barnado’s home and was
fostered in Norfolk.
His football career included spells with Norwich City, Lincoln City, Crystal
Palace, Millwall and Aston Villa.
He joined Wimbledon in 1986 and famously won the FA Cup in 1988 in a team
including Vinnie Jones and Lawrie Sanchez.
Fashanu scored more than 100 goals during his 17-year career, which also
included two appearances for England.
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