‘I didn’t feel shame, but inadequacy’ – Nse Ikpe-Etim
Veteran movie star Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe-Etim has disclosed how she felt inadequate after finding out she can not give birth to kids.
Nse Ikpe-Etim made this understood during a conversation with Chude Jideonwo on his show #With Chude.
By Ann Chigbufue
“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,” she said.
“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.”
The award-winning star actress also talked about how supportive her husband has been.
“My husband had stood by me through all of this because that’s the way it’s supposed to be when people say oh we need to really be 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.
When she was asked if she’s open to adoption, the Nse said ‘never say never.’
“You never say never, but right now Clifford and I are dog parents. People should be allowed to live, what else? We are okay! And nothing defines you, not one thing defines you,” she said.
It would be recollected that 4 years ago, the actress disclosed her incapability to birth kids.
Etim explained that she discarded her womb because she was diagnosed with Adenomyosis. A condition in which endometrial tissue exists within and grows into the uterine wall.
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