Karen Igho has spoken out, revealing that she is not okay and is asking Nigerians for help.
The Nigerian star, best known for winning Big Brother Africa in 2011, disclosed on Tuesday, October 1, that she is currently divorcing her husband, Yaroslav Rakos, whom she accuses of abuse. She also claims he is trying to gain custody of their children by alleging she is mentally unstable.
Karen explained that her husband moved her to a foreign country and then abandoned her, leaving her homeless.
Later that day, she shared a message thanking him for the good times and expressed hopes for peaceful co-parenting. She also mentioned she was training to become a nurse and posted a video of herself in nursing attire.
However, fellow reality stars expressed concern, suggesting that Karen may not have written the follow-up posts, as they contradicted her earlier call for help.
The posts about her husband and nursing training have since been deleted from Instagram.
In a recent update, Karen shared a video from a homeless shelter, showing the interior and appealing to Nigerians to donate to her GoFundMe account.
Karen Igho gained widespread fame after winning the Big Brother Africa reality show in 2011, becoming the first African and Nigerian woman to achieve this milestone.
She married Yaroslav Rakos in 2014 in Jos, Plateau State, and the couple had two children, born in 2015 and 2017.
Hailing from Delta State, Karen had earlier competed in the Nigerian reality show The Next Movie Star in 2009. Following her Big Brother victory, she made her acting debut in the popular M-Net series Tinsel.
Karen has also appeared in films such as Blackberry Babes Reloaded and co-hosted the Naija FM show Wetin Dey alongside on-air personality Ifektive.
Below is a video of her appealing for assistance.