Veteran Nollywood actress, Rose Odika, has opened up about her struggles with marriage and motherhood, revealing that she couldn’t conceive during the first five years of her union.
In an interview with fellow actress Biola Bayo, Odika disclosed that the delay in conception eventually strained her marriage, leading to a separation when her only child was just one year and two months old.
We got married and unfortunately the children weren’t coming. I didn’t get pregnant for the first five years. My baby was one-year two months when we separated finally. That’s the only child I have, she said.
Odika, who described herself as one of the most decent actors in the industry, stressed that toxic marriages should never be endured at the expense of one’s peace and wellbeing.
No need for toxic marriage, it isn’t worth it. It isn’t worth your life, she advised.
The actress also urged men to respect the careers of women in the film industry, noting that a man who marries an actress should accept her as she is.
A man who met you as an actor should marry you as an actor. If he cannot stay with it, then he should go, she added.
