Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe Etim, has revealed how she feels with her fertility troubles. She stated she is not ashamed for not bearing children in her marriage.
Recall that in past interviews, the actress had disclosed she had to undergo a surgery called hysterectomy which means the removal of one’s uterus. She claimed she was diagnosed with adenomyosis.
In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Nse said she feels inadequate about not being able to give birth as every other woman but she is not ashamed of it.
She said her husband and herself are open to adoption, however, they are currently parents to their dogs.
She said, “Finding out I couldn’t have children didn’t make me feel ashamed.
“I didn’t feel shame, but inadequacy, I felt inadequate as a woman because every time it was mentioned I would remember. So that’s what it was.
“Shame, I’m not ashamed. The least that I would be but I’m thankful for how I was brought up, we don’t tie shame to ourselves. We live through life fully and that’s how it is.
“You never say never, but right now Clifford and I are dog parent. People show be allowed to live, what else? We are okay. And nothing defines you, not one thing defines you.”
Nse went further to eulogise her husband, giving gratitudes.
“My husband stood by me through all of this because that’s the way it’s supposed to be when people say oh we need to be really thankful for.
“What really happened? This is us, you walk in there as it’s a partnership, what comes good, bad, ugly, it’s us just let it be,” she added.
