Nigerian actress Annie has confirmed her separation from music icon 2Face Idibia during the 2025 Headies Awards, revealing that she now goes by her maiden name, Annie Macauley.
While presenting the award for Best Afrobeat Singer, Annie took a moment to acknowledge and uplift single women, including herself.
Dressed in a striking lemon-green ensemble, she paused mid-speech to express gratitude and self-affirmation.
“I no longer go by the name Idibia,” she declared, sparking widespread reaction from fans and viewers who saw it as a formal declaration of her divorce.
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐚, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
— Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) April 28, 2025
Annie Macaulay, the estranged wife of Nigerian music icon Innocent "2Baba" Idibia, publicly confirmed their divorce… pic.twitter.com/LhJ4Ig8ML8
Her statement follows months of speculation surrounding the couple’s relationship, which had faced public scrutiny after 12 years of marriage.
Meanwhile, 2Face has reportedly moved on and recently held a traditional marriage ceremony with his new partner, Natasha.
