Veteran Nollywood actress and
screen goddess, Clarion Chukwurah in a recent interview talked about her past and how she almost aborted her son, music director Clarion Peters.
screen goddess, Clarion Chukwurah in a recent interview talked about her past and how she almost aborted her son, music director Clarion Peters.
Clarion & Afro-juju legend Sir Shina Peters are parents to the top music director Clarence Peters. Clarion reportedly took care of Clarence on her own till he became who he is today.
See excerpts below:
“You
know what? It is not because Clarence is successful today. Clarence knows the
truth and those who are close to me know the truth. I didn’t have Clarence
because I was too helpless to get rid of his pregnancy. I had three sets of
friends: there was Dr. Ojikutu( pauses)… when I was in the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), he was ready to do it, free of charge. There
was St. Lawrence in Ibadan and St. Jude here in Lagos.
know what? It is not because Clarence is successful today. Clarence knows the
truth and those who are close to me know the truth. I didn’t have Clarence
because I was too helpless to get rid of his pregnancy. I had three sets of
friends: there was Dr. Ojikutu( pauses)… when I was in the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), he was ready to do it, free of charge. There
was St. Lawrence in Ibadan and St. Jude here in Lagos.
But
each time, I said no. I lost my father when I was 11 and he left a message that
he was going to come back to me through my first kid. So, when I got pregnant,
it kept ringing in my head that my father was coming back to me. Even my ex-
husband knew how much my father meant to me. It was on his 30th anniversary
that I was able to let go of the hurt of his death. Having Clarence was
deliberate. I just had the conviction that my father was coming back. And from
when he was born, everyone calls him daddy, including my mum.”
each time, I said no. I lost my father when I was 11 and he left a message that
he was going to come back to me through my first kid. So, when I got pregnant,
it kept ringing in my head that my father was coming back to me. Even my ex-
husband knew how much my father meant to me. It was on his 30th anniversary
that I was able to let go of the hurt of his death. Having Clarence was
deliberate. I just had the conviction that my father was coming back. And from
when he was born, everyone calls him daddy, including my mum.”
