Bimbo Akintola says her single status is not by choice, citing the loss of a partner.
She insists she will only marry for life, even if it happens at an older age.
Nollywood star Bimbo Akintola has opened up about her single status, revealing that it is not by choice and sharing the deeply personal reasons behind it.
In an interview with Pulse Nigeria, the 52-year-old actress said she has no children and believes marriage is a sacred union that should take place in the house of God, in the presence of loved ones.
According to Akintola, she has yet to find the right partner. She recalled meeting someone she believed she could spend forever with, but he passed away, and since then, she has not found anyone else.
“I don’t have children, unfortunately. Marriage is important. Marriage is simple. It’s something that you do in the house of God. You go to church, call everyone that love you and say those vows that you will cherish and do the rest of your life with. I haven’t found the person I would do the rest of my life with. I did found. But he died. And I haven’t found since then. And I can’t lie, I don’t know how to live a lie. I want everything to be in truthfulness. I want to be true to myself and God. I don’t think I would want to marry anyone that I won’t be able to stay with them forever,” she said.
For her, honesty and truth are essential in a relationship. She noted that she would only marry if she was certain she could be with that person for life, even if that meant getting married at a more older age.
“If I think I can, if I believe I can, I would do it, even if I’m 78. Why not? Marriage is important. It doesn’t make you, women, it’s not the end and be all of your life. But it’s also an important thing to do especially as you get older. And everyone is going their way, children have grown they are going their way. There’s something called loneliness, so you need a companion for the later years.”
Akintola added that while marriage does not define a woman’s worth, companionship becomes more important in later years when children have grown and moved on with their own lives.
