Ini Edo Talks Choosing A Surrogate, Motherhood And More On #WithChude
On this episode of his popular podcast show #WithChude, media personality, Chude Jideonwo welcomes veteran Nigerian actress and producer, Ini Edo.
Ini has been in our faces and our lives for about two decades; and over the past few years as she has built businesses, joined government, weathered scandal, entered a marriage, left the marriage, and become a mother in the most courageous way possible, she has come fully into her own.
During the chat, Ini spilled on what it felt like to be on her breakout movie âWorlds Apartâ, what she wanted to do before acting, moving from home to Aba and then moving to Lagos.
She went on talk about surrounding herself with people who love her, getting married to please her mom, regretting the decision, choosing a surrogate mother for her child and waiting to make the right move if the opportunity presents itself.
See excerpts below:
On why she chose a surrogate:
âI chose a surrogate becauseâŠIâve had couple of miscarriages you know and I just got tired.. of trying and I didnât want to try.
I donât have a husband, so Iâm like I want a child for myself whether I have a husband or not. So, what other options could I have had? And I wanted it to be my child, my eggs. Thankfully, my eggs are good.
You live this life for yourself. Itâs just you that matters. You canât be the judge of your own life and my life at the same time, No! This is my own life, Iâd hold it.
The truth is people donât really care. If you care enough for yourself, thatâs enough. Don’t expect people to care. Everybody has their own problems to deal with. People have issues.
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Theyâre just thinking of themselvesâŠtheyâre just using their own frustrations and venting it out on you. Perhaps the courage you have, they donât have⊠so just do you.
Because youâre listening to them, youâd sit on the same seat with them and thatâs basically what they want.â
Head over to watch.withchude.com to watch the full interview