celebrity couple, Olu Jacobs

Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, has taken to his Instagram page to share new photos with his wife, actress Joke Silva.

celebrity couple, Olu Jacobs

They both looked lovely in the pictures taken at Glovier Memorial Hall in Lagos, as they smiled and laughed heartily.

Netizens were very excited to see the veteran actor on his two feet because Joke Silva recently disclosed that the 79-year-old actor has been battling with Dementia for years.

See more photos below,

Joke Silva opened up for the first time about her husband, actor Olu Jacob’s health condition in November 2021.

Speaking in a recent interview with Chude Jidonwo, the award-winning thespian disclosed that Olu Jacobs has dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).

According to her, it’s been going on for a couple of years but this is the first time she’s speaking about it publicly.

Her words,

“He is dealing with issues and it is been going on for a couple of years. It is known as dementia with lewy body.

“It is a degenerative disease that affects the brain and it is almost like a Parkinson type of disease, it affects the brain and affects the person. Watch her speak here.

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