Yul sat down with Glitch Africa Studios for an episode of “The Honest Bunch Podcast”. He was asked directly: Did your ex-wife do anything to you that led you to end the marriage?
He laughed.
The interviewer pressed further: “Does this laugh imply that you don’t mind being a villain in this story?” 
Yul’s response was simple. “I don’t mind.”
How It All Began: A Love Story from GCE Centre
Before the scandal, Judy Austin, the divorce, the court cases and the internet war, there was a boy and a girl who met at a GCE examination centre.
Yul was 22 years old. May was a teenager.
“I got married to May when I was 22,” Yul said on the podcast. “As I was getting into school, we were already dating. It was during GCE; we met in the same centre.”
May has told her own version of this story. She said they were “kids when we met”. We were teenagers,” adding that she cannot even remember their exact ages without counting backwards. She studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology. He went to the University of Port Harcourt.
They married in 2004. Four children came. Three sons. One daughter. That was the fairy tale. Then 2022 happened.
The Marriage That Crashed: What Yul Won’t Say
May Edochie has already said what needed to be said. She will not be cajoled. She will not be numbered in a home that started with Catholic vows and ended with Instagram announcements.
“The fact remains that anyone can choose to practise polygamy, but can’t be impelled to accept what was never bargained for.
To reaffirm my stands, I will not be cajoled into accepting polygamy, which goes against my beliefs, faith, and values. I will not be numbered in a home that we started building with love, faith, tears, hopes, and prayers in a Catholic marriage of 18 years following a long term premarital relationship.”
Yul announced in April 2022 that he had married fellow actor Judy Austin. May filed for divorce in August 2023. The case has been stalled multiple times, with the most recent adjournment occurring in February 2025.
On the podcast, Yul avoided giving details. He refused to say whether May knew about his plans to marry Judy. He declined to share what happened behind closed doors.
“I can’t come out now and begin to tell people in 1992 she was here; I’m a man. There are things a man doesn’t do. Leave women to do the talking.”
He made one thing clear, though. He wishes May well.
“The most important thing is that we are both fine. Nobody is perfect. I wish May well. I wish her the very best. I want her to be fine.”
Then he addressed the rumour that has followed him for years. “People on the internet were saying I don’t want May to progress. The last thing I’ll ever do is to plan evil for anybody.”
He reminded listeners of what binds them forever. “That’s the mother of my three children. They were four, but we lost one.”
The Son They Buried: A Pain That Never Leaves
Kambilichukwu Edochie died on March 30, 2023. He was 16 years old. He collapsed while playing football at school. A seizure took him.
Yul spoke about that morning in a separate part of the podcast. The day began normally. His son walked into his room before leaving for school. They talked. They joked about his height because he had grown so tall. They gisted and laughed.
Then he left. About three hours later, the phone rang. Yul rushed to the hospital. He found his son dead.
That loss hangs over everything. A child does not die and leave a marriage unchanged. But Yul and May were already separated by then. The divorce filing came five months after Kambili’s death.
The Advice That Sounds Like a Confession
Yul dropped marriage advice during the podcast that feels targeted, whether at May or at himself; it is hard to tell.
“Many men are with women who don’t love them,” he said. “You can’t be a fool for a woman. You must set boundaries.”
He also warned men against keeping malice with their wives. “A real man doesn’t keep malice with his wife. You are the head of the home. No matter what your wife does to you, have a one-on-one conversation with her, tell her your mind and iron things out.”
The internet noticed the irony. A man who took a second wife without telling the first is now advising men on communication and boundaries.
What May’s Lawyer Said That Yul Won’t Tell You
May’s lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, has painted a very different picture from the one Yul presented on the podcast.
According to Ugwuonye, Yul engineered his marital breakdown deliberately. He moved his family from Enugu to Lagos, claiming the East was unsafe. Then he started spending time in Enugu again, saying he needed to be there for movie production.
“If Enugu was unsafe for May and the children, why was it suddenly safe for him, Judy, and even his father, Pete Edochie, who never left the city?” the lawyer asked.
Ugwuonye also alleged that when Yul had an accident in 2019, May tried to fly to Enugu to be with him. Yul stopped her. He told her it wasn’t serious and that she should stay with the children. Meanwhile, Judy was by his side during recovery.
The lawyer concluded that Judy Austin was manipulated into believing May was a cold, uncaring wife. In other words, the woman many blame for wrecking the marriage was, according to this version, also a victim.
Yul has not responded to these allegations publicly.
SEE ALSO: While Yul Edochie Tweets About Respect, Here Are 4 Times May Edochie Proved Her Independence
The Bottom Line: What Did He Actually Say?
Here is the honest truth about this podcast interview. Yul did not say much.
Yul Edochie sat down for a podcast about his “truth”. But the truth he shared was carefully edited. He spoke about how he met May. He wished her well. He refused to badmouth her. He reminded everyone about the child they lost together.
Some will call this maturity. Others will call it avoidance. A few will say he is protecting his brand, his image, and his remaining marriage.
Either way, one thing is clear: the full story of what happened between Yul and May Edochie is not coming from him. Not today. Not on this podcast. Probably not ever.
And maybe that is his right. But it does not stop the rest of us from wondering.
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