Jeanette (Boahemaa) Kwakye is a former British sprinter and a present sports broadcaster. She is the prominent host of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily and also covers for 5 Live Sports.
Kwakye came to the media attention after she won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championship. However, she became a pro athlete in 2005 and represented Great Britain in European Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympics.
Later she announced her retirement in January 2014 and started her broadcasting career. The Loughborough University graduate started working for BBC Radio Berkshire. Later she joined BBC Radio London’s sports team in 2014.
Who Is Jeanette Kwakye Partner?
Jeanette Kwakye won the bronze medal in the 2002 World Junior Championships, then her partners in that relay race as Jade Lucas-Read, Amy Spencer, and Vernicha James.
Again in the 2008 Summer Olympics, she represented Great Britain. There Kwayke ran a good first bend in 4×100 meters great, but the British team did not succeed due to the mix-up in the changeover. Montell Douglas and Emily Freeman messed up their changes, costing them the title.
It was also known Jeanette once had a partner who she thought was her man of dream. She was in a relationship with Toks Oluwa in 2012, according to Standard. It also came to the limelight that he was a journalist by profession and was a supportive man.
Further learning about her partner in real life, the 39-year-old athlete has always kept her career in priority, but she did not hesitate to take a step and get married when she found a deserving man. Her spouse has been known to be Tokunbo Kwakye.
British Athlete Jeanette Kwakye Is Married To Her Husband Tokunbo Kwakye
British former athlete Jeanette Kwakys is reportedly married to her beloved husband, Tokunbo Kwakye. The sports broadcaster, origin roots in Ghana, tied with the Nigerian man in a great marriage ceremony. The event looked quite promising.
Although Kwakye did not share much about her married life, there was a post following her marriage. She was seen enjoying some dancing with her partner in that particular post.
It was later known that the pair is also a parent. They are blessed with a son and a daughter Temaa. She also shared an image of her son holding the new family member. In a caption, she revealed she kept her pregnancy private and surprised everyone. However, she also added there was no other particular reason for it.
Jeanette Kwakye Family Is It Originally From Africa
Jeanette Boahemaa Kwakye was born to her parents on 20 March 1983 in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Although her family is from Ghana, a country in West Africa, they had migrated to England in the early 80s, just before her birth.
Following the information from her Wikipedia, her mother and father were born in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. Furthermore, inside her family, she also has siblings. Her younger brother is also an athlete.
He is Louis and has taken part in National athletics. In addition, she also has a younger sister, Chelsea, who is also the co-author of ‘Taking Up Space.’
But after she took a vow to be with her spouse, she initiated her own family and is reported to be blessed with two kids. But, similar to her husband and kids, she barely shares about her parents and siblings on social media.