DJ discusses marriage fallout in book

As her first marriage fell apart, radio deejay and actress Vernetta Lopez maintained a stoic public facade while crying secretly in her dressing room and stalking her then-husband to confirm that he was cheating on her.

The Class 95FM deejay, best known for playing teenager Denise in the television comedy Under One Roof, is finally talking about her divorce from Mark Richmond in an autobiography out tomorrow.

They separated in 2001 after four years of marriage, and the divorce was finalised two years later.

In Memoirs Of A DJ, published by Marshall Cavendish, Lopez’s relationship dissolved not long after the honeymoon and the book described how she became suspicious of his relationship with another woman, identified only as B in the book, and found an illicit love note in his car when Richmond was away.

In both the book and during an interview, the 39-year-old laughs sadly over how long it took her to accept facts. Lopez stresses that her autobiography is not intended to lash out at her ex-husband.

Richmond told SundayLife! he found out about the book five days ago, but had not read it. — The Straits Times/Asia News Network