Nigerian actress Kemisola Apesin, popularly known as Kemity, has shared the story behind having two children with different fathers.
In a recent interview on Talk To B, the actress opened up about her experience as a single mother, explaining the personal circumstances that shaped her journey.
Kemity addressed public criticism, stating that many of those who judge her are unaware of the full context of her life. She revealed that she became pregnant while in Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) but couldn’t marry the child’s father due to her mother’s insistence that she focus on completing her education.
“I have two children for two different fathers. The person I gave birth to my first child for was the one who disvirgined me and that was how I got pregnant. I was about to write my WAEC at the time. My mum loved education, so she insisted that all her children must be educated,” she said.
“She agreed that once I had furthered my education a bit, I could get married to him. My mum also asked me to learn a trade and I learnt catering. I and my baby daddy still kept contact but he later traveled to Malaysia.”
Kemity revealed that upon his return to Nigeria four years later — without even informing her of his arrival — he was killed in a hotel robbery.
“When he got back to Nigeria, he was killed in a hotel,” she continued.
“He spent four years abroad and when he came back, he did not inform anybody, even I was not aware. It was someone who called my mum to inform her about his arrival. It was obvious that he was robbed and that was how I became a widow.
“Many people come online saying how can I have two children for two different fathers, they do not even know my story. Nobody prays to have children for different fathers. That is why I tell people that I am a widow and it was not because I was divorced.”
She revealed that she met her second partner seven years after having her first child. According to her, they had a court wedding, but the marriage eventually collapsed due to infidelity.
“We had a court wedding. When the issue of extra marital affairs came up, I was already living with him. When I gave birth, he was working in a fuel station, while I took up a teaching job,” she said.
“When I was done with the day job, I did extra lessons too. I started noticing that he was acting strangely, he was no longer loving. He would be on long midnight calls claiming he was talking to his boss but I knew it a woman.
“You know we all have our limits and when I got to mine, I told him.”
