The controversial biography “I am not Yvonne Nelson” by Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson contains information on some of the men who crossed her life.
Joel Duncan-Williams, the son of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, was one of the numerous men who allegedly tried to win Yvonne’s heart, according to the book, which has gained widespread attention in Ghana since its formal release on Sunday, June 18.
Their paths first met in 2009, according to Yvonne, but because of his wish for her to be interceded for by his father before they could become husband and wife, their friendship has come to an end.
“In 2009, I had a visitor while I was filming The Prince’s. He had come to see someone else and was not my visitor. But by the time his visit was through, it became clear that I meant more to him than the person he had come to meet. The surname he carried gave this visitor if I should call him that given the entourage of security personnel, he traveled with his influence.
The son of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the founder and head of Action Faith Chapel International, is named Joel Duncan-Williams. I had never heard of him before that day, but I couldn’t help but notice his commanding presence when he arrived. He claimed to have fallen in love with me before he departed the movie set, she wrote.
The son of the archbishop went to considerable efforts to demonstrate the depth of his love by bringing her lunch on set with a heavy security guard in a mini-convoy, while she was still dubious about his proposal, she writes.
His plans for marriage were well underway, but I wasn’t sure what to say. But before it had the remotest chance of progressing further, something quickly ended our friendship.
The typical princely entourage that I had only seen in movies with non-state officials paid me a visit one evening. He entered my home and declared his plans once the roaring of his motorcade’s siren had sufficiently alerted the neighborhood that an important individual had arrived. He stated that I had to see his father to be prayed for before the marriage could proceed.
She described how the intention of the prayer was to ensure that any demons or evil spirits that might be in me or my family line would be banished.
Yvonne continues by saying that while she was a spiritual person herself, she felt offended by Joel’s proposal of praying to cast out demons because it portrayed her in a negative light.
In my mind, I questioned whether he believed that my mother also required prayer in order to banish any potential evil spirits from him. It wasn’t necessary for him to be the son of Archbishop Duncan-Williams to be possessed by the Holy Spirit and protected by angels.
Although I don’t belong to the group of people who wear their religion on their sleeves, I do think that prayers and God exist. I have frequently witnessed God’s hand at work in my life, and I am confident that He will answer my prayers.
Who then informed him that I was a portent of evil spirits because I was an actress? The Manovia household used to be among the most pious in the neighborhood, at least according to those who lived there.
After she was injured in a car accident, my mother’s feeling of spirituality grew, and we rarely skipped morning prayer. During those times, when I was a teenager, I would break up prayer times with revelations from God. I always prayed before beginning any movie role I was offered when I first started my playing career.
I don’t simply believe in powerful pastors or men of God. Some of them are nothing less than successful businessmen. I laughed at the idea that someone who wanted to marry me but hadn’t gotten my permission felt I needed to be spiritually cleansed first. He didn’t think that mutual washing was necessary, she remarked.
