Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, who recently welcomed a baby girl has confirmed the rumours making the rounds of her welcoming a daughter through surrogacy.
The actress confirmed the rumors in an interview with Stella Korkus, which was published on Friday.
The 39-year-old, said that the daughter was genetically hers even though she opted for a donor, her eggs were used to fertilize the child.
She said, “Yes 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 fulfil 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.”
She also mentioned that she had the daughter almost a year ago, stating that she planned on breaking the news herself, “I was hoping to talk about her on her first birthday in a few months” but “mischief makers beat me to it and spoilt the beautiful story with lies.”
Mentioning a close friend who has been a support for her, but has been dragged unfairly, she said, “the sad thing about this is dragging an innocent man into something that has absolutely nothing to do with him.”
Edo said she opted to use a sperm donor as she wouldn’t want any controversy in future between her daughter and father.
“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, its 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.”
She then revealed that she opted for a donor because of her fears saying, “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.”
During the sit-down, Edo also opened up about her past miscarriages, pointing out that her experience did not influence her decision on surrogacy.
“I had a series of miscarriages in the past but that wasn’t my reason for going this route. I still hope to carry babies in my womb in the future, God willing,” the actress said.
The actress featured in a recent TV series, “Okirika”, a sitcom with “a lot of lessons to be learned.”
