Founder of Genevieve Magazine Betty Irabor has disclosed that she battled a health condition in 2015.
The 68-year-old made the revelation in an Instagram post on Wednesday, weeks after celebrating her 42nd wedding anniversary with her husband, veteran broadcaster Soni Irabor.
She shared a throwback picture from 2015 alongside a recent one taken in the same garden, reflecting on the period she was unwell.
“In 2015, I was battling a health condition no one spoke about, silently wondering if that wilderness season would ever end. I had just returned from a health retreat in the UK and New York Fashion Week courtesy Genevieve Magazine and our sponsor, Virgin Atlantic – people said, ‘go out, it’ll make you feel better.’ But healing doesn’t work that way,” she wrote.
She contrasted it with her current state in 2025, noting lessons learned from her experience, including the importance of acknowledging trauma, seeking community, caring for body and mind and redefining one’s story.
Betty Irabor and Soni Irabor got married in 1982.
They have two children, Sonia and Rotimi.
