Controversial blogger, Linda Ikeji triggered derision from fellow
Nigerians on Twitter on Friday after she disclosed that she and her baby
Daddy, Sholaye Jeremi have parted ways.
Nigerians on Twitter on Friday after she disclosed that she and her baby
Daddy, Sholaye Jeremi have parted ways.
The 38 year old blogger had taken to her blog to give reasons why her
relationship with her son’s father whom she met in Dec. 2015, didn’t
work out as she had expected.
relationship with her son’s father whom she met in Dec. 2015, didn’t
work out as she had expected.
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Linda Ikeji |
Instead of attracting sympathy, she was rebuked for her hypocrisy,
of living the life of those she had criticised in the past, over issues
such as pre-marital sex and single motherhood.
of living the life of those she had criticised in the past, over issues
such as pre-marital sex and single motherhood.
Ikeji, who welcomed her son, Jayce on Sept. 17 in Atlanta, Georgia,
has had many Nigerians, before now, wondering the real story behind her
and Jeremi.
has had many Nigerians, before now, wondering the real story behind her
and Jeremi.
In her `epistle,’ she shared the strength and shortcomings in her
relationship with Jeremi which eventually ended after she got pregnant
for their son.
relationship with Jeremi which eventually ended after she got pregnant
for their son.
” By mid-2017, we were both still single and we started seeing each
other again quietly. There were times it was very intense and we talked
about a future together, and there were times that I couldn’t figure out
what exactly I was doing with this guy.
other again quietly. There were times it was very intense and we talked
about a future together, and there were times that I couldn’t figure out
what exactly I was doing with this guy.
” We were not suited for each other. Totally different lifestyles and
there was the problem of my fame so I walked away from this man a
million times and he came after me a million and one times.
there was the problem of my fame so I walked away from this man a
million times and he came after me a million and one times.
” No matter how much I pushed him away, he kept coming back to me,
because I couldn’t find anyone else, I kept going back. Lol! So I was
basically going back to my ex because I couldn’t find anyone else,” she
said.
because I couldn’t find anyone else, I kept going back. Lol! So I was
basically going back to my ex because I couldn’t find anyone else,” she
said.
According to her, after she got pregnant everything became extremely weird between them.
“We went from talking about the pregnancy and being okay with it, to literally not talking to each other anymore.
“When I was about three months pregnant, he did come to see my
parents and actually became very cool with my dad. They were literally
exchanging WhatsApp messages every day.
parents and actually became very cool with my dad. They were literally
exchanging WhatsApp messages every day.
“He later agreed to a traditional wedding which he didn’t follow
through and then he switched. He began to treat me with so much hate and
aggression that I and my family had to cut him off completely.
through and then he switched. He began to treat me with so much hate and
aggression that I and my family had to cut him off completely.
“To be honest if anybody had told me when we met three years ago,
considering how deeply we cared for each other that I would fall
pregnant two years later and he would completely turn his back on me for
most part of my pregnancy, I never would have believed it but that’s
what happened.
considering how deeply we cared for each other that I would fall
pregnant two years later and he would completely turn his back on me for
most part of my pregnancy, I never would have believed it but that’s
what happened.
“I thought God sent him as my life partner but I guess he just used
him as a vessel for my greatest blessing. Now his part in my story is
over.This one is done and dusted,” she said.
him as a vessel for my greatest blessing. Now his part in my story is
over.This one is done and dusted,” she said.