Yul Edochie’s daughter removes dad’s surname from Instagram account

Danielle Edochie, the daughter of actor Yul Edochie, has removed her father’s surname from her Instagram profile.

On Monday, February 19, a quick check on her Instagram revealed that Edochie had been removed as both her username and bio.

Danielle, formerly known as Danielle Yul Edochie, now goes by Danielle Diana Dubem.

While it is unclear why Danielle made the sudden decision, many believe it is related to her father’s actions on social media.

Yul upended the peace in his home in April 2022 when he revealed that he had married actress Judy Austin Moghalu as his second wife and that they had a son together.

The drama heated up when the actor justified his marriage to Judy which led to backlash from fans, celebrities and his brothers who distanced themselves from the actor and his second wife.

On her part, Yul’s first wife May Yul-Edochie made it clear that she would not cajoled into accepting her husband’s choice of polygamy.

In 2023, May reacted to a threat against her daughter from a Facebook account allegedly run by a woman named Ukawike Sandra.

During the marriage crisis, Danielle warned her followers to stop tagging her in posts related to her father as she has no interest in pursuing a career in acting.

She wrote: “Please I’m NOT an actress, I have no business with acting and Nollywood, no dey force career on me abeg.I don’t act and I’m not interested in acting.

“Acting is for him and not for me and I am a whole different person, I am my own identity.

Please stop tagging me in posts related to him /Nollywood/films/actors. I am not interested in Nollywood. Know these and know peace.”

Yul Edochie is the last child of veteran actor Pete Edochie.