As we continue to celebrate Mother’s Day week, and in honor of Throwback Thursday, I had the idea to pay homage to the joy, blessings, and sacrifices that come with pregnancy. Pregnancy is a significant journey for women, involving physical, emotional, and mental challenges. In celebration of this week’s Mother’s Day festivities, we will take a glimpse at 10 uncommon photos of Nollywood stars during their pregnancies. Are you ready to see them? Let’s get started!
1. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
A few years ago, in honor of Mother’s Day, Nollywood star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde shared a very unusual photograph of herself as a young woman, heavily pregnant. Omotola conveyed her thoughts about the image, saying, “Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and mothers-to-be out there. Cherish your mother; she cries and laughs for you.”
2. Toyin Abraham
Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham delighted her fans by chronicling her pregnancy journey on social media, sharing various pictures and photoshoots. Here are two of the many images that Toyin Abraham posted during her pregnancy.
3. Adunni Ade
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Every pregnancy experience is unique, and women who have given birth to multiple children can attest to this fact. Actress Adunni Ade is a perfect example of a woman whose pregnancies affected her in different ways. Adunni Ade shared two photos, each one capturing a moment from her two pregnancies, and wrote:
“Oh my! The joy of motherhood! In the first picture I was well over 6 months pregnant with @dmanyoung while the other was with @aydenbyoung Ayden stretched the heck out of my body! ???????????? All I’ve experienced and encountered with them both was and still well worth it!”
4. Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Dikeh, a Nigerian actress, and her son King Andre have gained considerable fame on social media as one of Nigeria’s most beloved mother and son pairs. Here is a rare photo that Tonto Dikeh shared when she was heavily pregnant with King.
5. Oge Okoye
Despite being a mother, not many people are aware of Oge Okoye’s status as a parent. When Oge Okoye organized her baby shower, a set of exclusive and unusual photographs from the event surfaced on the internet, displaying a heavily pregnant Oge Okoye. These photos are some of the very few images available of Oge during her pregnancy.
6. Stella Damasus
In a throwback moment, Nollywood actress Stella Damasus shared an old photograph of herself from 1999 when she was pregnant with her first daughter @izzybelleimages in Lagos. Alongside the image, Stella wrote, “Young and uncertain but not worried. I didn’t know what life was going to be like, but I was willing to go on the journey. It has brought me to this point where the world is uncertain, but like 1999, I am not worried. God is still in control. #throwbackthursday.”
7. Stephanie Linus
After a prolonged wait, Nollywood actress Stephanie Linus finally got pregnant and announced it in a grand style with some extremely fashionable pregnancy photographs.
8. Queen Nwokoye
Even Nollywood actress Queen Nwokoye, known for her notorious privacy, couldn’t resist sharing rare pregnancy photographs of herself when she was blessed with her own bundle of joy.
9. Ufuoma McDermott
Nollywood actress Ufuoma McDermott also shared a rare pregnancy photograph of herself.
10. Uche Jombo
Finally, actress Uche Jombo also posted her pregnancy photo from when she was pregnant in 2015 writing: “If pregnant belly makes you uncomfortable you need JESUS“
We join in celebrating all the mothers and expecting mothers out there. Pregnancy is such a unique and rare experience, and it’s great to take a moment to appreciate and acknowledge the hard work and sacrifices that come with it.