#SHOWBIZ: Edika Yusof: Divorce proceedings are a 'birthday present' for me

KUALA LUMPUR: XX-Ray actor Edika Yusof said that while he was shocked to learn that his wife Nor Hidayah had filed for divorce without consulting him, it was her "birthday present" for him.The 58-year-old actor said that even if his marriage were to end after 22 years, he felt relieved and accepted his fate."If this makes her happy, there is nothing I can do," he said in a TikTok video for the women's magazine Nona recently.

Edika said that he had "done his best" as a husband for two decades for his wheelchair-bound wife."April 22 is my birthday and the court case takes place tomorrow. I gues that's my birthday gift from her," he said.



Last month, Nor Hidayah filed for divorce at the Federal Territories Syariah Court.Edika and Nor Hidayah tied the knot in 2003, and have two childen. She also has a son from a previous marriage.

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