Veteran Nollywood actor Ricardo Agbor has revealed his 18 year journey to parenthood, as he and his wife waited almost two decades before welcoming their twins.
During a recent interview, the actor spoke about his marriage, faith, and the struggles he and his wife went through before welcoming children.
Agbor said that throughout the long wait he never wavered in his commitment to his wife and never allowed the delay in starting a family to affect their relationship.
“I wanted to marry a particular lady; I married her regardless of where she comes from. She’s not one of my people. “Normally we should have had strife, no, it was very fair,” he said.
He shared about the couple’s struggle with infertility and how he specifically prayed for twins and refused to give up hope, even after waiting for 18 years.
“It took me 18 years to get the twins. And I waited. God knows I was 18 years old and they’re 14 now, I told God I wanted twins.
“So in that wait, if it was someone else, he would cross. Bottom line is I have twins. I have a son and daughter. “I asked God for what I wanted,” he added.
Agbor also spoke about what he described as the most painful experience of his life, the death of his mother.
She had been under treatment for about three weeks with no improvement, before doctors advised that she should be flown to South Africa for further medical attention, he said.
He said his mother had asked to be taken to another private hospital in Surulere but had died in his arms while he was helping her into the car.
“My mother died right in my arms. At the hospital they were bringing almost 10 doctors to do tests… the sickness was not improving after almost three weeks.
“After three weeks they told me to come and carry my mom and take her to South Africa. I took my mother and moved her to another private hospital in Surulere. My mom told me to get her away from there. “She quit,” he said. “She went into the car with her.
The loss devastated him, Agbor said, adding that it was the first time he’d cried outside of acting.
“I think that was the first time I ever cried in my life. I don’t cry. If I cry, it might be in a movie, it might be a role. So I wept. It was a painful thing,” he added.