A tricky lady supposedly endured 36 years acting as a man in order to safeguard her girl child and protect herself from stalkers.

Petchiammal is from the territory of Tamil Nadu in southern India. She got hitched at the age of 20, she unfortunately lost her significant other while pregnant with his little girl just a short time after their wedding and immediately realized that life as a solitary mum in the severe, and some of the time hazardous climate of her town a huge workload.

So, she ultimately chose to move away from her village, and started to trim her hair and change her dress after a visit to Tiruchendur Murugan Temple, where she rechristened herself with the name 'Muthu'.

The committed mum then spent the remainder of her life staying quiet about her actual personality from everybody except her girl and close individuals from family. In order to provide for herself and daughter, she took on a scope of jobs ranging from working in coffee bars, hotels and construction site.

Uncovering the narrative of her life in camouflage as a man, she told the New India Express: "We resettled at Kattunayakkanpatti quite a while back. Just my direct relations back home and my girl were in the known that I am a lady,"

"I did a wide range of occupations, from functioning as a painter, tea ace, parotta expert to 100-day work. I saved each penny to guarantee a completely safe life for my little girl"

"After days, Muthu [a male name] went to be my personality, which thus was referenced on all archives, including Aadhaar, account and Voter ID."

She also added that although her daughter is now married, she isn't willing to return to female clothing yet as she naturally suspects the character she took on gave her kid a more secure life, thus accepts to pass on as a man”.

Some marriage counselors would advice divorcée to take time to heal before trying out new relationships. These might be the case of some famous celebrities who are separated from their partners and are yet to get hitched. Below are the names of the celebrities and their reason for opting for a divorce.

Toke Makinwa

She was brought into the world on 3 November 1984. She is a radio and TV personality, vlogger and an entrepreneur. She is known for facilitating The Morning Drive on Rhythm 93.7 FM and her YouTube video blog series Toke Moments. She released her book On becoming in November 2016.

On 15 January 2014, she married Maje Ayida, whom she had been associated with for a long time. In 2015, she left him in the wake of finding that he had impregnated his ex.

On 5 October 2017, her union with him was broken down by a Lagos High Court in light of the fact that her ex husband committed infidelity.

Tonto Dikeh

The famous actress and philanthropist was brought into the world on ninth June 1985 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Brought into the world as Tonto Wigo Charity Dikeh, she hails from Rivers State and is from Ikwerre, a subgroup of the Igbo clan. she is the third out of five siblings and two siblings from her step-mother. Her folks are Chief Sunny Dikeh and the late Mrs Sunny Dikeh. She lost her mom at three years old.

She is divorced from her ex Oladunni Churchill. The two were customarily married in August 2015 however divorced by February 2016. They have a child, Andre Omodayo Churchill. In June 2017, the actress father returned her bride price to his former inlaw.

Chika Ike

She is an actress and a businesswoman and a previous model. She was brought into the world on November 8, 1985, in Onitsha, Anambra. Chika began her acting profession at 5 years old in chapel drama.

She divorced her ex, Tony Ebireri following allegations of disloyalty. She says that she was a victim of domestic abuse.

Ini Edo

She was was brought into the world on April 19, 1982, in Calabar, Cross River State. Edo is prevalently known as a Nigerian entertainer. She started her movie vocation in year 2,000 and has starred in over hundred films since that time. In 2013, she was an appointed judge for the Miss Black Africa UK Pageant. The United Nations designated her as the United Nations Habitat Youth Envoy in 2011.

The talented actress got married to an American-based Nigerian businessman, Philip Ehiagwina in 2008 who was recently married to a Nigerian-American model, Ruth Okoro.

She left the marriage in September 2014, following allegations of domestic abuse and cheating. She opened up on her marriage, saying she didn’t regret parting ways with her ex husband.