- Reality TV star Mercy Eke has opened up on her private life
- Mercy revealed that her mother attempted to abort her when she was pregnant with her
Mercy Eke, the winner of Big Brother Naija season 4, has opened up about her personal life and revealed a shocking truth about her past
Mercy Eke shared that her mother had tried to abort her while she was still in the womb.
The reality TV star revealed this while being featured in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
Mercy disclosed that her aunt had told her sometime ago that her mother tried to abort her since she was already done with childbirth.
According to her , her mother used different local medicines but none was effective enough to carry out the abortion.
Mercy stated that years down the line, her mother is still grateful that the abortion never worked out.
In her words:
“When my mother was pregnant, there is this aunty of mine…She has already had five children then this last one which is me. She has four girls and one boy. So, when that my aunty came, she was like, ‘Ah! Emilia, is this another pregnancy? With all these children you’ve dumped here.
“So, that thing messed with her mental health. It really messed with her that she wanted to like get me out then. She was going to the farm, she would climb something you would fall so that I will go but me I stubborn na. I no go anywhere. I dey gidigba. Yeah, it was a true story. She wanted to get me off.
“One day, she [my mother] was like she wish that person was alive to see what that girl that she wanted to abort that time has grown to become. Yeah, that was how she told me the story.
She is happy with me. She is happy that she didn’t remove me or abort me. She is happy that I didn’t die. And she is happy she gave birth to me like she took that risk even without anything. Because now, my mother is one of the happiest people. My mother is just sleeping. She is enjoying life. She wake up, eats what she wants to eat. So, now she is happy.”
In another story, Mercy Eke has stated that being afraid of destroying other people’s relationship will only make remain single for long
Taking to her Snapchat handle, the BBNaija season 4 winner noted that people who are afraid of destroying people’s relationships will die single. In her words..
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