Ini Edo: How mischief makers spoilt the beautiful story of my daughter
Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has spoken of her experience welcoming a daughter via surrogacy. She got married to American-based businessman, Philip Ehiagwina, in 2008 but the marriage hit the rocks six years later. Earlier this week, an anonymous blogger had revealed the news on the birth of her daughter. In an interview with Blogger, Stella […]
Ini Edo
Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has spoken of her experience welcoming a daughter via surrogacy.
She got married to American-based businessman, Philip Ehiagwina, in 2008 but the marriage hit the rocks six years later.
Earlier this week, an anonymous blogger had revealed the news on the birth of her daughter.
In an interview with Blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus, the actress revealed more information regarding the birth and spoke about her future plans on child bearing.
She accused some persons of spreading misleading information about her child.
She said, “I do have a daughter and I had her through surrogacy. The eggs are mine and so genetically, she’s my blood. I chose this path to fulfill my dream of becoming a mother. I still have a good number of eggs frozen in case I decide to do surrogacy again or carry my baby myself, who knows?
“I opted for a donor for me and my baby’s peace of mind. Another major reason I opted for a donor is because it scares me so much when I see banter and controversies between a mother and a father over a baby in public forums or when I see the man insisting he wants his child if things don’t work out between both parties. For me, it’s the fear of what that would mean for the child. Ideally, it’s marriage then children but we are not living in an ideal world.
“I am not someone who allows any situation to control me. I make lemonades out of lemons thrown my way and have no regrets. Life itself is so fragile and short to be striving for perfection. I am well and capable of taking care of my own child as I’ve been taking care of myself. I wanted a child and thank God for the options of surrogacy and donors.”
When asked about her avoiding to talk about her daughter, she said, “No I was not, I was hoping to talk about her on her 1st birthday in a few months but mischief makers beat me to it and spoilt the beautiful story with lies. The sad things about this is dragging an innocent man into something that has absolutely nothing to do with him.”