Nollywood actress Laide Bakare recently shared her views on the importance of having children over marriage during an interview with Nollywood On Radio.

She encouraged single women, especially those focused on their careers, to prioritize motherhood if they want long-term professional success.

Drawing from her own experience, Bakare argued that women do not need to be married to start a family.

She emphasized that women should not wait for marriage if they desire children, suggesting that starting a family early can positively influence their future aspirations.
‘If you are aspiring to be a superstar, successful in your career as a young girl, I would advise you to get married and have kids early,” she said.

“So that you can have the rest of your years to push your career because the family area is very important.

“I know that getting married very early may lead to divorce so I mean starting a family early.

“Maybe I should retract that because I do not mean marriage. I never thought of marriage. The time I had my first child, I just wanted a baby.”

Bakare clarified that her advice wasn’t about marriage but starting a family, emphasizing the importance of having children.

“So the advice is not to get married early but start having a family,” she said.

Bakare also revealed that she had a rift with colleague Eniola Badmus, who misunderstood the advice as a reference to her being childless.

“Recently, I saw Eniola Badmus so we wanted to continue our quarrel and she said I called her childless,” she added.

“So I told her I meant and only said start a family. I meant to start a family not go and get married, just have your kids. Not necessarily marriage but at least have kids.”