‘I’ve frozen my eggs’ — Ashmusy speaks on delaying marriage pressure

Nigerian influencer and media personality, Amarachi Amusi, widely known as Ashmusy, has revealed that she is not under pressure to walk down the aisle despite being 30 years old.

She disclosed that she has already taken steps to secure her future motherhood by freezing her eggs, a decision she says has given her peace of mind and reduced the urgency around marriage.

Speaking during a recent appearance on the Echo Room podcast, Ashmusy admitted that she once came close to marrying a man she was not truly compatible with, driven largely by fear and societal pressure linked to the so-called “biological clock.”

She said, “I want to get married, but I am not desperate. Just in case the right suitor doesn’t come, I am already safeguarded. I am already sure of being a mom by God’s grace.

“Honestly, most women who rush into marriage early do so because of the myth of the biological clock… With that rush, you now end up getting into the wrong marriage.

I almost did. I knew the man wasn’t my ideal husband, but I wanted to get married to him because he was ready, and I was desperate to give birth before I clocked 35.

“But I don’t have to go through again because I have frozen my eggs. In the next 3-10 years, I can confidently go for insemination and have my mixed kid. I want to have a mixed kid,” Ashmusy added.