“I Am keeping Their Identity Private”-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reveals She Welcomed Twins Months Back

Nigerian author and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has welcomed twins with her hospital physician husband, Ivara Esege.

The award-winning writer, in a wide-ranging interview with The Guardian, revealed that she welcomed a set of twins months back and has been keeping their identity private because she wants to protect her children.

Ngozi Adichie noted how many didn’t know she got married in 2019 and further noted how Nigerians are nosy about her personal life, which has made her a bit resistant to talk about her family.

“You’ve met my babies. I want to protect my children. I’m OK with having them mentioned, but I don’t want the piece to become about them. “So, here’s the thing, Nigerians are ” Nosy? They want to know about your personal life. Because of that, I am resistant. I very rarely talk about it.

The mother of three, also spoke about cancel culture as she reflected on the massive backlash she received for defending trans women. Adichie, whose career took a huge blow, said cancel culture is bad and should be stopped.

“What do I want to say about cancel culture? Cancel culture is bad. We should stop it. End of story”.

Source: Kemi Filani blog

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