Real Reasons I Accepted Dating Adekunle Gold- Says Singer,Simi

By Babatunde Sowunmi

Popular singer, Simisola Kosoko, simply known as Simi, has disclosed that her husband, singer Adekunle Gold’s persistence and niceness made her consider dating him during the early days of their careers.

Simi , who disclosed this in an interview with The Beat 99.9 FM, Lagos, said AG, as he is fondly called, has been messaging her via Facebook for a long time but she didn’t notice until they started dating.

According to Simi, they eventually met at one of her concerts and how Gold’s “niceness” made her accept dating him months later.

Simi said they dated for five years before finally getting married in 2019.

 “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 Bogobiri, and he turned up. He was very slim at that time with 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],”Simi said.

“I don’t know, he must have been persistent because there is a friendship that came out from 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 anything. He was a nice guy and I was like, ‘Okay, I don’t mind a nice guy’ [laughs],” she added.