Japanese actress, Rei Kikukawa, 46 announces her divorce from husband of 7 years!
Japanese actress and TV presenter, Rei Kikukawa, 46 is single again. She has announced on her Instagram that her divorce from her husband of 7 years, businessman Yoshiteru Akita is complete.
Rei Kikukawa announces her divorce
The gorgeous actress from Japan, Rei Kikukawa, 46 made a sad announcement on her social media. She posted and announced on her Instagram account on 6 November 2024 that her divorce from her businessman husband of 7 years, Yoshiteru Akita has been finalized. She wrote:
“It’s a personal matter, but I would like to announce that my divorce has been finalized.”
“There will be some changes to our family, but that doesn’t change the fact that we are irreplaceable to our children, so while respecting each other, we will continue to pour our love into our children as we raise them.“
Rei had kept her separation and divorce a secret from her fans and media. It is only now through her social media post that the world knows that she has divorced her husband.
The relationship timeline of the couple
Rei usually keeps her private life under wraps. Hence, people did not know about her relationship and marriage until she announced it to the world in 2017. On 28 April 2017, Rei made a TV broadcast in which she revealed that she has married a man who is not a celebrity. Later, it came to light that her husband is businessman Yoshiteru Akita, 55.
Their first child together, a son was born in April 2019. Her agency has made the announcement. Later, in December 2020, in the middle of covid-19 pandemic, Rei gave birth to her second child, a son. She wrote on Oscar Promotion’s website at that time:
“The other day, I gave birth to my second child with no problems. I feel very happy that my baby was born healthily. While taking care of my health, I hope to grow together.”
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported me until now. Please continue to support me.“
Her third baby, a daughter arrived in October 2022. And on 6 November her divorce finalization took place.
Yoshiteru Akita’s notorious past and infidelity
The weekly tabloid Shukan Bunshun in its 10 May 2017 issue had revealed that multimillionaire Yoshiteru has a dark past. He was dating a minor when he was married to his ex-wife. The woman, named in tabloids as Keiko, who was 17 in 2004 when she began an illicit relationship with Yoshiteru, also gave birth to his child, a daughter, several years back. He ended his relationship with Keiko in 2012.
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Later, Yoshiteru continued with his wild life and had three more children born out of wedlock to two different women. Two of these children were born in the same year (2012) to the two different women, while the third child was born in 2015. He has not acknowledged any of these children and does no regular childhood allowance payment to them.
Rei’s management company had revealed that Rei is aware of all these four children. However, Rei herself did not come to the front to confirm on the findings.