AKA’s Dad Tony Forbes Breaks Silence About Why He Divorced Lynn Forbes: “I Wasn’t the Best Husband”

AKA’s Dad Tony Forbes Breaks Silence About Why He Divorced Lynn Forbes: “I Wasn’t the Best Husband”

  • AKA's father, Tony Forbes, candidly discussed his recent divorce from Lynn Forbes on Within The Hazel podcast
  • He acknowledged his shortcomings as a husband, attributing the separation to his lack of quality time with Lynn
  • Despite their 20-year marriage, Tony admitted to growing apart from Lynn, eventually remarrying and having a daughter from his second marriage
  • Briefly News spoke to relationship expert Penny Holburn, who said it's common for married couples to grow apart

AKA's father Tony Forbes recently got candid about his marriage to Lynn Forbes. The couple, who are the parents of popular late rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, allegedly parted ways with Lynn Forbes many years ago.

AKA's father Tony Forbes on his divorce
AKA’s father Tony Forbes shared why he divorced Lynn Forbes. Image: @lynnforbesza and @tonydforbes
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Tony Forbes on not being the best husband

Tony Forbes is sharing details about his relationships. AKA's father opened up about his divorce during an interview on an episode of Within The Hazel podcast. He accepted the blame for the demise of his marriage and admitted that he was not the best husband.

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He noted that he was not the best husband to Lynn because he did not spend much time with her. Tony Forbes revealed that his ex-wife's love language was spending time with him, but he was not available. He said:

"With Lynn and I, after 20 years of marriage, I wasn’t the best husband, let me just put this out there first. I think her primary love language was spending time. In our relationship, I think Lynn valued quality time. At the time I was not spending quality time with her… I was doing me."

Tony Forbes says they grew apart

AKA's father said after many years of marriage, he and Lynn Forbes grew apart. He also revealed that he remarried after a few years and had another child from the second marriage.

Mr Forbes shared that he grew apart from Lynn and so they parted ways. He later remarried in 2010 after four and half years and has a young daughter who is almost Kairo's age.

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Relationship expert weighs in on couples growing apart

Briefly News spoke to Penny Holburn, the founder of The Life Coaching Business, who revealed that it's common for couples to grow apart. Penny also noted that many couples do not want to work on their relationships, hence they grow apart. She said:

"Relationships require work. Most people get that they need to skill up and study for their jobs. Few people realise you need to do the same for relationships as well. You need to invest time and effort into them.
"Then the other aspect is that people do change over the years. Life experiences change us, some people engage in a lot of personal development and so come to think this is not a relationship they want any more."

Tony Forbes confirms AKA dated Enhle Mbali

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that late South African rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes' father, Tony Forbes, recently shared some secrets about his late son's dating life. Mr Forbes shared that AKA secretly dated one of the biggest actresses in Mzansi.

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Who would have thought that AKA and Enhle Mbali were once an item? Tony Forbes opened the can of worms during an interview. Speaking in the video shared by @ThisIsColbert on X, Tony Forbes said Enhle was Kiernan's first girlfriend.

Source: Briefly News

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.

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Penny Holburn (Founder of Penny Holburn Coaching) Penny Holburn is a life, career and business coach running her own coaching business since 2010. She has spent 20 years as a consultant in psychological assessment, organisational development, personal and business change, leadership development, coaching and counselling. Penny has majors in psychology and industrial psychology and an MSc Cum Laude in psychology and has completed a Senior Management Development Programme through Wits Business School.