Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello of Jenifa fame, has welcomed a set of twins with her husband, JJC Skillz.

Akindele disclosed this on her Instagram story.

“Thank you Lord. Oluwa e tobi (God is great), I am now being called a new name,”she said. This comes a few years after one Lagos-based pastor, name withheld, reportedly said Akindele may not have children of her own, and might end up with another broken home.

The pastor was quoted as saying, “A popular actress in Nollywood, Funke Akindele, who was once in the Yoruba movie industry should pray deeply so as to have children. Another grace she has is to marry a pastor who can fight the battle on her behalf with prayers.”

Last year, the pastor insisted on his words despite the series of attacks he received. According to him, he was only advising Akindele to draw nearer to God in order for her to have children.

He reportedly said, “Yes, it’s God that revealed to me that she’s destined to be famous and wealthy but no child, but if she’s very prayerful, she will eventually break the yoke of barrenness and become a mother.

"That same message has also been repeated. Even, if she doesn’t seek the face of God, her enemies don’t want her to have a stable home despite the fact that she has remarried. That means the marriage can still crash.

“Some said I should have written a letter to her or invited her privately instead of making it public. But I am not a kind of prophet that predicts because of money. I am an anointed prophet. My calling is to deliver message as sent by God."

Also last year, the movie star had to deny having twins after news went viral that she had been delivered of a set of twins in London. It all turned out to be a hoax and the actress wasted no time in denying it.

She described the report as a figment of people’s imagination, adding that everyone would know when she puts to bed. She had said: “Don’t mind those people. They’re only imagining. You cannot hide a pregnancy for long. And when you deliver, people must surely know. So, delivering a set of twins in London is not something one can hide at all.”

That was one year ago but the story is different now. The actress and her husband, JJC Skillz, are in absolute bliss and the world is celebrating with them.