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 told NEWS NAIJA during
an online interview 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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