I survived wolves - Hellen Lukoma on getting married early

Speaking to Lukoma on Galaxy TV, Mr. Henrie told her that getting married early had helped her evade "wolves."

"I survived," said Lukoma who in 2019 got married to her former manager Anwar Kaka with whom they have two children.

Lukoma, who got a Muslim name Hela after getting married, said that Kaka knew what he wanted and she had also been through it so it making the decision wasn't hard for her.

Mr. Henrie teased her that Kaka's money, which even saw her acquire a Range Rover, could have influenced her.

"There are people who give something and get nothing... You may question how I got it but I've worked for it," she said, clarifying that by the time they got married, he hadn't acquired the Range Rover.

She also said that her husband usually sneers at negative comments people subject her to, especially about her skimpy outfit.

"Do you want me to go on stage in a Gomesi?" she said.

She also noted that getting married early has been fulfilling.

"No one is going to ask me for something I've not done at the right time," she said.

"It might be hard. It might be complicated, I might fail sometimes... But I'm doing everything at the right time..."

Hellen Lukoma started singing in school and church.

But professionally it was with Obsessions, which was founded by renowned producer and Fenon Records boss Steve Jeans.

At Obsessions, she sang, danced and acted.

She had joined while in S.6 vacation and left to pursue her university education where she did international business.

It was during her time at Obsessions that the song Jangu was released.

At some point during her break from music, she worked in sales at New Vision. This was while at university. Her internship was at a bank.

She then realised the corporate world was not for her and reunited with Brenda Nambi, formerly with her in Obsessions, to form HBO Toxic.

Ali Alibhai, the Talent Africa founder, supported them.

But concentrating on music became hard because Lukoma landed a gig as an actress in The Hostel, the TV series that aired on NTV and Brenda Nambi was seeing progress in the fashion world.

At some point, Lukoma also operated a fashion store in Mabirizi Complex and run a show called Genesis Fashion Show.