I’m Surprised My Child’s Birth Generated Controversies - Grace Amah

Grace Amah is a household name in Nollywood and among movie lovers in the country. She speaks with TOPE OLUKOLE on sundry issues in this interview. Excerpts

You look younger and beautiful after childbirth, what is the secret?

The secret is God and I have been taking good care of myself as well. To God be the glory, I am not looking different. I will say that I am looking younger than before.

Are you a single mother or a married mother?

I am not a single mother because the father of my child is there, it's just that…well, like I said, everybody has his own opinion but I am happy with the father of my child, and I am happy having my child, so I am not a single mother.

Is he completely single?

He is single and we are getting married by God's grace.

Congratulations, when are we expecting that?

Do not worry; you will know when the time comes.

How do you plan to bounce back in your career after the “sabbatical”?

I am working to come back and I will say that I am back to the industry really. I did a series that is on air now entitled: Atlanta. I will say that I am back.

How did you weather the storm of all the controversies that your pregnancy created?

I do not know why that issue created a lot of controversies, but I think I am a celebrity and obviously they might have looked out for Grace Amah's wedding first before such news came. I am sure that they were not expecting me to have a child before my wedding, and I do not know what triggered all the controversies, but I do not care.

How do you plan to be a good mother and a good actress?

Of course, I will have some time out and I am not going to be working all my life. I must have time for my work and a lot of time for my son because he is the most important. I really need to take care of him and have time for his father as well. So, I will be shuttling.

You have always painted the picture of a principled background, how did your parents react to this issue when it started off?

Really, there was the initial reaction of why I had to get pregnant before marriage, but it is a child and there is nothing anybody can do about it. So, they have to accept the child, nobody rejects a child.

Personally, how did you feel disappointing your parents?

I will not say that it was a disappointment, and I felt normal over it because it was not a disappointment. I have learnt to take everything as easy as I can, because if I am not a celebrity, I don't think that everybody will want to know about my private life. I see it as a good thing, because if I am in the limelight and people are not saying anything about me, it means that I am not doing well in my career. I do not feel anyhow about it because it is something that I am used to. I took it like any other thing.

Was there any time he rejected the child?

There is no normal human being who will reject a child; from the beginning the person should expect that things might turn out to be this way. So, why will a person want to do something like that except if the man is promiscuous or if he is not sure of being the father of the child. If the person is sure, why will you want to reject your own child? He is an innocent soul for God's sake. The father of my child never denied his kid.