The Nigerian artist Simi has shared how having her daughter Adejare has changed her perspective on motherhood.
The award-winning musician revealed that she used to rely a lot on several nannies on a recent episode of The Roadshow on Cool FM, but that idea has since evolved since she became a mother.
Simi, who welcomed Adejare in 2020, admitted,
“Before I had my daughter, I used to say that I would have five nannies and my nanny would have a nanny; that’s not the case.”
Reflecting on her journey, she revealed that she now takes a much more hands-on approach to parenting.
She works with nannies when she’s in Nigeria because of her hectic schedule, but she would rather get by without them overseas.
“I’m super hands-on. In fact, when we’re in the States, I don’t have any nannies, but here I have someone to watch her when I have to work because I’m busier here than there. That’s just not the kind of mum I ended up being,” Simi explained.
The host then asked her about her evolving self-perception, to which Simi responded:
“I was so certain back then that I was like, ‘I will have two nannies and those nannies will have a nanny and their nannies will have nannies too’. I shouldn’t have thought that, though, knowing me, I really shouldn’t have.”
In addition to discussing motherhood, Simi also hinted at new ventures outside her music career.
When asked about any new skills or hobbies she has picked up, she revealed her aspiration to write a novel
“I’m trying to write a book, a novel. I used to say that if I wasn’t an artiste I would probably be a novelist. Maybe some romance. Some fantasy, some suspense,” she said.
Simi also expressed interest in working on a children’s project, seeing it as an untapped market.
