Giving birth out of wedlock is still rampant in Nigeria, and our celebrities are not exceptional as no one is perfect.  Below is a list of female Nigerian celebrities that gave birth out of wedlock.

7 Female Nigerian celebrities who gave birth out of wedlock

1. Linda Ikeji

Linda Ikeji and her son

Nigeria’s richest and most popular blogger, Linda Ikeji is number one on this list.
The celebrity blogger gave birth to her baby boy on the 17th of September 2018. It was only two days before Linda’s 38th birthday.
Linda Ikeji later got engaged to her baby daddy, Sholaye Jeremi, but the relationship didn’t work out well.

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2. Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji and her daughter Theodora Chimebuka Nnaji

Popular Nollywood diva Genevieve Nnaji had a daughter out of wedlock when she was 17 years old.
Her daughter, Theodora Chimebuka Nnaji, is now happily married to Prince Osi Chigozie Ihediwa.
Though Chimebuka studied Mass Communication, she owns a make-up studio in Yaba named ‘NAJ Makeup Studio’.

3. Waje

Waje and her daughter Emerald Iruobe

Nigerian superstar singer, Waje, also had a child out of wedlock when she was a teenager.
Her daughter who’s name is Emerald Iruobe, was born on the 28 of March, 1999, when she was just 17 years old.

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4. Ireti Doyle

Ireti Doyle and her daughter Ngozikachi Abimbola Ozofor

Nollywood superwoman, Ireti Doyle, had her first daughter Ngozikachi Abimbola Ozofor out of wedlock when she was only 17 years old before she got married.
Ngozi is a consultant at the Ruff n Tumble clothing store and owner of Kachi hair products. She got married to her heartknob, Kelechi in 2014.

5.  Clarion Chukwumah

Clarion Chukwura and her son Clarance Peters

Clarion Chukwura got pregnant at the age of 18 for popular Nigerian musician, Sir Shina Peters.

Her baby boy is now grown to be a popular and successful music director, in the person of Clarence Peters.

6. Ada Ameh

Ada Ameh and her daughter

Nollywood comedy actress, Adah Ameh had her first child at a very young age of 14.

Ada once talked about how her father cried and sent her out of the house when he discovered that she was pregnant but later brought her back in.

Her daughter is all grown up now.

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7. Grace Amah

Grace Amah and her son Samuel

Grace Amah had her son named Samuel in 2011 out of wedlock, and she said doesn’t regret it.

She is currently married to her son’s father.