Reality TV star, Mercy Eke has revealed that she is prepared to raise a child as a single mother if marriage does not happen soon.
Mercy, who is the first ever female winner of the Big Brother Naija show, shared in an interview that she feels both mentally and financially ready to take on the responsibility of parenthood alone.
The 33-year-old influencer explained that at this stage in her life, she would go ahead with having a child even without being married.
She said that the usual societal judgment about single motherhood does not affect women who are financially independent.
She explained that her hard work has put her in a position to support herself and her children comfortably, and that the stigma of raising kids without a father mainly targets those struggling financially.
Mercy also mentioned that marriage is not her current focus because she has not yet met someone who matches her expectations.
She stated that she is still waiting to find the person she wants to spend her life with.
She said: “I’m ready to have a child outside marriage… At this point, I think if I get pregnant now, I’m just going to have my baby.
“I have worked so hard, and I think I can take care of myself and three kids. For me, what people don’t know is all this stigma of having kids without a father is only applied to people who don’t have things going on well for them.
“I’ve not met the person that I will want to spend the rest of my life with.”
