First daughter of late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Yeni Kuti has made a shocking revelation.
The dancer who just found a new love revealed that she has stopped smoking.
Though hard to believe, the
mother-of-one revealed that quit smoking three years ago so as to stay
alive for her only daughter, Rolari.
Yeni said: “Before
my daughter went into the university, I used to smoke and suffer chest
pains. I was like ‘if I continue smoking I may die before my daughter
graduates’.
“That
was the inspiration I needed to stop smoking because for years, I had
been telling myself that I would stop smoking on the first day of
January, but by January 4 I was still smoking.
“But
this time, I didn’t wait for January 3 or 4. I simply told myself that
if I continued smoking, I would die and never see my daughter graduate.
And that was just too important for me, so I just stopped. I have
stopped smoking for three years. The fear of not being able to educate
my child gave me that inspiration. I was like, who will educate this
girl if I die?” First daughter of late Afrobeat legend, Fela
Anikulapo-Kuti, Yeni Kuti has made a shocking revelation.
Yeni Kuti
The dancer who just found a new love revealed that she has stopped
smoking.
Though hard to believe, the mother-of-one revealed that quit smoking
three years ago so as to stay alive for her only daughter, Rolari.
Yeni said: “Before my daughter went into the university, I used to smoke
and suffer chest pains. I was like ‘if I continue smoking I may die
before my daughter graduates’.
“That was the inspiration I needed to stop smoking because for years, I
had been telling myself that I would stop smoking on the first day of
January, but by January 4 I was still smoking.
“But this time, I didn’t wait for January 3 or 4. I simply told myself
that if I continued smoking, I would die and never see my daughter
graduate. And that was just too important for me, so I just stopped. I
have stopped smoking for three years. The fear of not being able to
educate my child gave me that inspiration. I was like, who will educate
this girl if I die?”
Yeni dancing in Femi's Positive Force bandYeni dancing in Femi’s
Positive Force band
Her only child and daughter Rolari is now a graduate and also married.
When asked if she misses Rolari, Yeni said: “I miss my daughter but we
talk regularly. I can’t call her in her husband’s house the way I used
to call her before. I am a very happy mother because my daughter is
married and settled, and they both love each other.”
Having a father like her late father, Fela who flaunted smoking weed
till he dropped dead and was even buried with wraps of weeds, this is
great news. Yeni used to dance for her brother, scion of Fela dynasty,
Femi Kuti before she stopped. She is one of the anchors of Your Views on
TVC alongside two other ladies.
Yeni got engaged to her longtime partner, Theo Lawson, during her 55
birthday celebration on May 24. Her first marriage to late Femi Segun
produced Rolari but it crashed many years before Segun died in 2014.
Yeni dancing in Femi’s Positive Force band
Her only child and daughter Rolari is now a graduate and also married. When asked if she misses Rolari, Yeni said: “I
miss my daughter but we talk regularly. I can’t call her in her
husband’s house the way I used to call her before. I am a very happy
mother because my daughter is married and settled, and they both love
each other.”
Having a father like her late father,
Fela who flaunted smoking weed till he dropped dead and was even buried
with wraps of weeds, this is great news. Yeni used to dance for her
brother, scion of Fela dynasty, Femi Kuti before she stopped. She is one
of the anchors of Your Views on TVC alongside two other ladies.
Yeni got engaged to her longtime
partner, Theo Lawson, during her 55 birthday celebration on May 24. Her
first marriage to late Femi Segun produced Rolari but it crashed many
years before Segun died in 2014.
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