Nollywood actress Tina Mba has urged her fellow actresses juggling between career and marriage, not to abandon their professional dreams for the sake of a relationship.
The thespian made the appeal while speaking in a recent episode of Lights, Camara – It’s My Turn, where she admonished her colleagues to follow her example by not letting marriage hinder their growth.
The mother of two stressed the importance of having honest conversations with potential spouses about career support before marriage.
She said, “He met you an actor, he married you an actor, there was no issue of you are going to leave this job because I am insecure or because we need to raise our children. No discussion or whatever.
“Then you got married thinking that now you are going to fly, and then the man comes and tells you, ‘No, you’re going to sit.’”
“See, the signs are always there. Don’t ignore it. Watch him, watch her. You need to have a discussion with the person. If need be, you need to sign an undertaking that you would not make me leave my career. Because did he leave his job?” she asked.
The actress further nudged women to stay true to themselves, stressing the need for a partner who does not support their ambition is unnecessary.
“Marriage is important but nobody put a gun to my head or to your head to do it. There are so many people in this world. If this didn’t work, another may work. You will meet a soulmate, someone who will be supportive. Just be true to yourself. Don’t go for the dazzles, be an antique babe like me,” she added.
