Nigerian activist and musician Charles Oputa, widely recognized as Charly Boy, has shared insights about his past relationship with the late singer Tyna Onwudiwe.
Charly Boy revealed that he came close to marrying the renowned artist. He also addressed long-standing rumors suggesting that he fathered some of Onwudiwe’s children.
“I almost married Tyna (Onwudiwe).One day, we sat down and talked about it. I said, oh, no, I don’t see myself marrying two wives,” he recalled.
“And by the way, if we get married, we will kill ourselves. Let’s be good friends. And we became the best of all friends. Tyna was such a beautiful soul. She would give her last penny to a stranger. That was who she always was.
“People used to tease me by calling her my wife. They said your wife has cancer. I wanted somebody, a female, to help me with that. Because if I was doing it on my own, people would say, of course, is she not your girlfriend? Is she not your wife?
“In fact, some of her kids, people think they’re my kids.”
Charly Boy revealed that he sought financial support for the late singer during her courageous fight against cancer, but sadly, the illness took her life.
Tyna Onwudiwe passed away on the 29th of June, 2001, only 17 days after celebrating her 47th birthday.