Andrew Harvey, the
British husband of the late singer and ex-Big Brother Africa housemate, Goldie,
has said he had no problems with his late wife’s lifestyle, adding that he even
encouraged her to be controversial because it is “marketable.”
Andrew said
that his marriage to the singer was a happy one and they had only recently
decided to have children together.
Asked if he
agreed with Goldie’s controversial behaviour at the BBA house, he said,
“We (Goldie and I) knew the pitfalls of the show and understood the game
strategy. I think she did very well, I said ‘make controversy because people
love it.’”
Andrew, who is
an engineer and has been married to the deceased since 2005, said he decided to
stay in the shadows because of the nature of his job.
He said he
encouraged Goldie’s lifestyle and wanted her to be happy at all times, adding
that he didn’t want to stop her from fulfilling her dreams.
Andrew said he
and Goldie had dreams of growing old together and was sad that this was no
longer possible.
“Goldie and I
preferred this way (secrecy) because I did not want media attention because of
my work. I had no disagreement with her lifestyle and I encouraged her to
follow her dreams. We often joked about being together like a pair of old
slippers
“I did not
want her to say ‘if only’ when we were wearing those slippers. That was why I
encouraged her to live her dreams,” he said.
Andrew, who is
an expatriate in Nigeria, denied reports in some quarters that his wife died as
a result of substance abuse. He said Goldie had never been involved in hard
drug.
Asked about
their long-term goals together, Andrew said Goldie’s demise was very
painful because they had agreed last Christmas to have children together.
He said apart
from their personal goals, they had planned to set up a charity organisation
which would cater for the less privileged.
“We planned to
set up a Non-governmental Organisation to help the less fortunate achieve their
potential,” he said.
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