Award winning actress Jackie Matubia has opened up on breakup with her baby daddy Blessings Lungaho.
Jackie Matubia, in a recent interview with Dr. Ofweneke, discussed her challenges in 2023, including the emotional turmoil following her breakup with her child’s father, Blessings Lungaho.
Jackie disclosed that she never wanted to marry Blessing, expressing that she had made her stance on marriage clear from the very beginning.
"My first marriage was real, and I remember telling Blessing that I didn’t want marriage, didn’t want to walk down the aisle.”
After the birth of her daughter Zendaya, she felt that she had to make the right decision for the sake of her children and her Life goals.
Jackie asked Blessing to leave their home, fully aware of the challenges ahead as a single mother. She described the experience as familiar territory, recalling her journey raising her first child with a co-parenting arrangement. But despite her efforts to encourage Blessing to stay active in Zendaya’s life, Jackie felt disheartened when he did not engage as she had hoped.
"God knows I fought for the dad to be in the daughter's life. But he did not. And you cannot force a man. I tried... And was like I can only do much," she said.
Jackie admitted that she harboured resentment, even toward her daughter at times, because of the feelings of failure and disappointment.
"Mi nilikuwa nimezoea kusaidiwa na my other baby daddy... Sasa huyu ni kila kitu. And when I say kila kitu I mean even the love, care, assurance, protection was coming from just one parent. And I told myself am done proving myself to people who don't know me."
Jackie credits her nanny for stepping in and providing stability for Zendaya when she felt unable to handle it all alone.
Jackie has shifted her focus to loving and supporting her children, making them her top priority.
She revealed that she has been celibate for three years.
