Late Christian Atsu’s wife Marie Claire-Rupio, the widow has defended herself amid criticism of a video in which she was seen dancing.
The German dancer and writer came under the spotlight when she shared a video of herself dancing to Davido’s “Unavailable” hit song.
A few of her followers were, however, not enthused by the video and criticised her dancing when her husband recently passed away
Reacting to this in an Instagram post, Claire-Rupio said she dances as a way to deal with her grief and not because she’s happy.
I am writing just to say a few things, yes I posted a dance video. Not because I am happy, but because I have to find a way to deal with my grief,” the widow said.
“I am not alone; I have 3 children to take care of by myself. I can’t lose myself because I need to be strong for them. And in Europe, you deal with mental health in a lot of ways, and dancing was always my passion.
“So, excuse me, but please just think before you write something or put it on YouTube. Thank you.”