Veteran Ghanaian actor Nii Saka Brown has challenged popular narratives surrounding marital infidelity, insisting that it is driven more by human weakness than by spiritual influence.
Speaking on UTV’s cooking show with Empress Gifty, the seasoned actor reflected on his 26-year marriage, revisiting past mistakes and the personal lessons that reshaped how he approaches commitment and trust.
He rejected the idea that cheating in marriage can be blamed on unseen forces, instead pointing to selfishness and poor discipline as the real issue.
“I’ve been married for twenty-six years. If I’m asked why men cheat, I would say it’s selfishness. Nothing more, nothing less, because we have women at home,” he said.
Nii Saka Brown added that leaning on spiritual explanations only weakens accountability and gives room for excuses.
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“It’s not even spiritual because when you bring in the spirituality, the person would get to justify whatever he’s doing and go scot-free. It’s not the devil that’s making us cheat; it’s our bad behaviour,” he stated.
Looking back, he admitted he was once guilty of infidelity but said maturity forced him to confront the consequences of his actions.
“It took me a lot of time to realise that cheating isn’t right, so I have to stop. I realised it’s a lack of discipline, so I would have to set the rules straight and be with my wife only,” he divulged.
He went on to explain that rebuilding his marriage required full transparency and a firm decision to change.
“I once told my wife that I don’t see myself cheating on her again. I’ve cheated on her before, but I didn’t see myself being naked with another woman anymore. It’s a decision I took myself, so I’m open to my wife,” he noted.
That openness, he said, also shaped how he handles privacy at home, including access to his phone.
“I don’t put a password on my phone, and my wife could go through it anytime she wants. Even when I’m home on weekends, I sometimes don’t pick up my phone at all,” he disclosed.
He believes consistency eventually rebuilt trust in the relationship.
“There was nothing to hide. Eventually, my wife trusted me and stopped going through my phone.”