Actor-cum-musician Pascal Tokodi and media personality Grace Ekirapa have parted ways after only three years of marriage.
The two quietly parted ways in November 2023 but their breakup has only been made public this January 2024.
A close insider has revealed that the strain of maintaining a lavish lifestyle on limited resources played a role in the breakup of Pascal and Grace.
The actor was the primary breadwinner, while Ekirapa was a housewife following her exit from NTV where she used to host Crossover 101 gospel show.
The source stressed that the factor that led to their marriage collapsing was due to financial constraints.
“Pascal and Grace haven’t been living together for two months now. They parted ways last November, Pascal moved back to Karen where he had been living before they met, and Grace remained in Limuru where they had been living together,” the source was quoted as saying by a local publisher.
“Ever since he married Grace, she has always had an issue with Pascal’s friends. I was one of the friends who cut links with them; we just started talking the other day, and a majority of people he used to associate with as well. She even didn’t want him to do the King Kaka collabo, arguing that they were exploiting him,” the source added.
The insider suggests that Grace has been pushing Pascal cater for an expensive lifestyle beyond his means.
“Pascal and I are super close, and what he said to me is he preferred to buy a cheaper whip, preferably a Demio to begin life with, but Grace advised they get a much bigger machine. That’s how Pascal took a loan and purchased the Mazda CX-5 at Sh1.9 million that you might have seen him cruise around with. He is still servicing the car loan,” the source said.
The couple first lived in Kitengela and, at some point, invested thousands to renovate the rental house to meet their standards.
After some time, they decided to change residence and moved to Limuru, where the house was renovated again.
“Grace grew tired of living in Kitengelea and suggested they move to Limuru because she wanted to be close to her sisters. They would again renovate the house remember Pascal is the one footing all these bills because Grace is technically jobless. Throughout their marriage the pressure has always been for Pascal to maintain their expensive lifestyle.”
When contacted, Pascal claimed they were ok.
“We are actually doing okay. But thanks for asking. If you call Grace she will give you the same answer. We are okay,” he said.
On her part, Grace did not deny or confirm her marriage to Pascal had hit rock bottom.
“This phone call has caught me by surprise. I don’t think that is not something I would want to talk about with someone from outside,” she said.
