Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur Jackie Appiah has been married once and has a well grownup son. Here’s more about her love life.
Jackie Appiah Agyemang is undoubtedly one of Ghana’s prominent public figures who is also a mentor to many young people trying to pursue a career in acting.
Jackie is most dubbed ‘the screen goddess’ in Ghana because of her melanin beauty and high-fashion sense. Talking about her fashion, she doesn’t expose any part of her body but one would love every bit of her outfit choice and how beautifully she rocks them to functions.
Regarding her filmography, Jackie Appiah has countless movie roles to her credit. Jackie’s career spanned from television to film and being a spokeswoman and brand ambassador working with numerous companies in and outside of Ghana. She is known as the Queen and Maestro of the movie industry in Ghana and beyond. For her work as an actress, she has received several awards and nominations, including the awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards; and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007.
While living in Toronto, the then-young Jackie became a regular fixture in end-of-year school plays and has continued to build a resume in acting making her one of Africa’s best actresses. Well, her career has been well documented to the world but her relationship life has a gap and TheDistin.com is here to address it once and for all. So, is Jackie Appiah married right now, or does she have any boyfriend? Read on to find out more.
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Who is Jackie Appiah dating right now?
Jackie Appiah’s love life has sparked controversies in the past. With some linking her to rich men in Ghana and even outside Ghana. One thing to know is, Jackie keeps her personal life private. She only gives what she wants the public to see of her.
This doesn’t mean Jackie Appiah hasn’t experienced marriage life before. The ‘Things We Do For Love‘ star was married to a businessman named Peter Agyemang when she was just 22 years old. Yen Ghana reports that Jackie and Peter got married in 2005, however, the marriage could not hold after some years and had to be dissolved for reasons. Jackie Appiah’s marriage to Peter Agyemang only lasted for three years as they filed for divorce and since then, her erstwhile husband has not been seen or heard in the media.
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Recently, a throwback photo of Jackie with her former husband Peter Agyemang resurfaced online. The photo shows Jackie and her ex-husband being joined together at what seems to be their traditional wedding in 2005. From the photo which has been sighted on Instagram page @sweet_maame_adwoa, Jackie Appiah’s ex-husband looks fashionable as he is spotted wearing a white earring.
Dressed in an all-white suit and obviously a trouser to look like an angel for their marriage, Peter Agyemang really turned his swag on for the ceremony.
Jackie Appiah, on the other hand, wore a dress attire made with kente cloth. She was captured looking away while her husband looked at her as if she was shy of him. The look on Peter Agyemang’s face showed that he was indeed happy about their marriage and was admiring his wife.
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Jackie Appiah shares her son and only child, Damien Peter Agyamenag, with her former husband.
Although the marriage between Jackie Apppiah and Peter Agymenag might not have lasted as long as they might have anticipated but it produced a lovely boy called Damien Peter Agyemang who was born in 2005. Damien happens to be the only child of Jackie.
Damien has been in the news for a handful of times. When she graduated from high school, he held an after party for his friends, he then showed up in a loved-up images and videos with his supposed girlfriend, and he recently organsied a plush ceremony ‘Nirvana Experirne’ during Christmas (in 2022).
On Instagram, Damien has over 40K followers, and per his bio, he is the chairman of TBL, a company that sponsors his yearly Christmas party.
Damien is famous for being the son of a celebrity, Jackie Appiah. He is known for sharing his fashion sense (a gene he acquired from his mom), on his IG page with the handle @damien.ypa.
Why is Jackie Appiah linked with George Weah?
There have been publications that beautiful Ghanaian Actress Jackie Appiah was in a romantic relationship with Liberian President George Weah.
According to the reports, Jackie Appiah agreed to be the second wife to President George Weah, and their marriage was slated for December 26th, 2022.
According to rumors, President George Weah has been behind the luxurious lifestyle of the actress as he allegedly gives her financial support.
Shortly, the rumors fired with claims that Jackie was pregnant for him and that the two would become parents.
However, in an interview with Ghanaian blogger Sammy Kay, Jackie responded to those claims and trashed them all. So, for anyone who wants to know about Jackie and Liberia’s President, George Weah’s relationship, the two are friends. Let’s just keep it as such becuase Jackie will share with us, her lovely fans, when she finds another man she wants to spend her life with.
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Jackie Appiah has starred in countless movies both locally and internationally.
Jackie Appiah’s love for acting isn’t just today’s thing, in fact, she started pursuing that dream when she was around 12 to 15 years. IMDb reports that at 12 years, Jackie who was schooling at Faith Montessori in Accra before moving to Achimota Preparatory School participated in several school plays.
While in Achimota she was voted as the Girls’ Entertainment Prefect, which augmented her passion for the arts. During that period, she auditioned as an actor on the Hal Jackson Talent Teens Show for a chance to travel to perform at the famous Apollo Theatre. The 17-year-old was brokenhearted when she emerged as the first runner-up in the talent show but that didn’t discourage her from pursuing her dreams as an actor.
At 18 years (in 2001), Jackie Appiah received her breakthrough when she was invited by Edward Seddoh Junior, the writer of a new television series, ‘Things We Do for Love’ as a cast member. She had a regular role as the adorable and innocent, Enyonam Blagogee and warmed her way into the hearts of viewers across Ghana. The series which was aimed at sexual reproductive health education also earned Jackie her first TV Commercial when she starred in the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF) commercial on protection against HIV/AIDS. ‘Things We Do for Love’ ran on TV for three years and Jackie combined her role with her School education in General Arts at Harvard College in Accra.
In 2004 she received her first movie role, a lead role in ‘Divine Love’, directed by Jayke Aernan and starring Majid Michel and Van Vicker. In 2007, her acting went beyond the shores of Ghana when she received her first role in Nigeria in ‘Sleep Walker’ starring Genevieve Nnaji and Ramsey Noah.
In 2012 Jackie also reached another milestone in her career when she received a leading role in ‘Turning Point’ a Hollywood/Nollywood drama film written and directed by Niyi Towolawi, starring Jackie Appiah, K.D. Aubert, Todd Bridges, Ernie Hudson, Patience Ozokwor, and others.
Jackie Appiah has since appeared in a myriad of movies including Beyonce, The Return of Beyonce, Princess Tyra, Passion and Soul, 4play, 4play Reloaded, The King Is Mine, Perfect Picture, Death after Birth, Stigma, and Prince’s Bride.
The acting talent of Jackie Appiah has been recognized with several honors, nominations, and awards in Ghana, Africa, and in the Diaspora. Her awards include the African Movie Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ‘Beyonce’ (2007), the Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana (ACRAG) Award for Best Actress (2007), the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for ‘Perfect Picture’ (2010), Ghana Movie Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role for ‘4play’ 2010, Best Pan-African Actress (2011), and City People’s Entertainment Awards for Best Ghanaian Actress (2010).