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Veteran Nollywood actress, Tina Mba has shared words of wisdom for colleagues struggling to balance their careers and marriage.

The movie star made this known while speaking in a recent episode of Lights, Camara – It’s My Turn, She urged them to stay alert and recognize early warning signs of partners who might not their professional journey.

Drawing from her own experience, the mother of two encouraged fellow actors not to allow marriage to become an obstacle to their career growth, suggesting they follow her example in maintaining both successfully.

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?

“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 ive. Just be true to yourself. Don’t go for the dazzles, be an antique babe like me.”

https://www.timesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/794479-be-like-me-dont-give-up-acting-for-marriage-tina-mba-tells-colleagues.html

Marriage is always going to hold somebody back. We were raised to be independent. All of a sudden, we're forced to depend on another while trying to chase our dreams. Ko le werk. I will achieve my dreams first before giving this marriage thing a go.

NL misogynists will soon come here and start crying as usual

I don't think a divorced mom of 2 is the best person to advise anyone on marriage.

My wife can not try that.

You can't be my wife and be acting some of these Roles we see in Nollywood movies

Cos of Akpabio na

Which man is stupid enough to marry an actress in the first place?

Let actresses marry actors, these two can't fit in into other persons lives.

Foolish woman. Indirectly telling them to continue prostituting

Mumu talk.

Marriage that almost everyone dey run From, how many people now sef dey marry?
You no notice say marriage no dey happen for area as e dey happen before?

meobizy:
Marriage is always going to hold somebody back. We were raised to be independent. All of a sudden, we're forced to depend on another while trying to chase our dreams. Ko le werk. I will achieve my dreams first before giving this marriage thing a go.

If age is on your side go for your dream.

Tina Mba.

Good advice. Don't give up your career and your dreams for anyone

This is when Ace Actress Omotola tosses this note into dustbin & tells U: there is life after acting. Learn from her template...

Offpoint1:
Which man is stupid enough to marry an actress in the first place?

Let actresses marry actors, these two can't fit in into other persons lives.

Exactly. Movie people should go for movie people. They understand the promiscuity they do.

Leave actresses for actors or you're gonna learn the hard way.

Good advice
As far as we have no shortage of simps.
Once damaged control starts. Tall , dark, handsome, Rich, church going, God fearing, non alcoholic, non smoking , less than 30yrs more than 29 years , man must suffice.

Spursy:
My wife can not try that.

You can't be my wife and be acting some of these Roles we see in Nollywood movies

Then don't go and marry an actress or one that acts the kind of roles your dislike. Simple

Spursy:
My wife can not try that.

You can't be my wife and be acting some of these Roles we see in Nollywood movies

one could still be married and choose not to act those obscene roles bro...that's the difference....so the woman ain't wrong ...she was simply being general and not specific.....

And if u feeling disgust about some roles you see on the t.v, E no still mean say persons no go fit run things in secret......NO human is perfect and no place can be assured a 100percent safe...

, Na who dem catch; be thief!!

Very true

There should be a way to combine both

she think say all men go dey happy with another man squeezing his wife booooobbys in the name of acting

Fact

Marriage is a choice and will always involves compromise, if you value your career more than relationship, why get married in the first place. it more of understanding than giving parochial advice

Wotoporiously speaking

But is it right for someone to advise another to leave their career( source of livelihood) after marriage? Irrespective of the gender.

For me I don't think it's the right move

Olokun herself!

Pootle:
she think say all men go dey happy with another man squeezing his wife booooobbys in the name of acting

But the same men like to watch those kind of scenes. Hypocrites!

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https://www.timesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/794479-be-like-me-dont-give-up-acting-for-marriage-tina-mba-tells-colleagues.html

Hahaha Hahaha I never knew this woman no gentle till now...she seems genuinely good and humble maybe is because of majority of her roles in movies portray her that way..but now she has spoken is obvious she is not the family type, I thought....marriage require commitment to make it work, naturally the overall wellbeing of the family becomes the most important thing, whatever you have to sacrifice for it should go...na this kind yeye advice dey make our actresses to jump from one marriage to the other to met a soul mate

Advice from a failure. Must you act obscene scenes? Why not be like Chioma Chukwura Akpota or Omotola Ekeinde? These are first class actresses keeping their home and carrier.

Wrong advisor

This gen z are in soup with the kind of advises flying up around them