‘I would rather get married early’ — Singer Joeboy

Nigerian singer Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus, popularly known as Joeboy, has disclosed that he would prefer to get married early and raise teenage children while still in his 40s.

The 29-year-old music star made the revelation during an interview with British media personality, Madame Joyce, where he reflected on the possibility of settling down at a relatively young age.

Joeboy said his perspective on early marriage was influenced partly by comments made by Nollywood actor Timini Egbuson, who had previously expressed regret over not marrying earlier despite being known as a “ladies’ man”.

According to the singer, Egbuson’s remarks made him reconsider the benefits of marrying young, particularly when the relationship is built around genuine love.

“I saw an interview of Timini. He’s like the ideal playboy; almost all the girls claim to love him, and he was like, he wished he got married early. I was like, if you’re a playboy and you can say this, that means marrying early might actually be nice.

“That is not the only identifier for me. But marrying early to someone who you genuinely love is going to be cute. Being 40 and having a 16-year-old kid is cute.

“But marriage is not really about whenever it feels cool. If it just feels right to you and you love the person, do it.

“Personally, I would rather get married early. But if I get married right now, nobody is going to know.

“Maybe when I have like three kids, people will now find out that Joeboy has a whole family somewhere,” he said.

The singer’s comments suggest that although he is open to marriage at his current age, he would prefer to keep such a development away from public attention until he has established a family.