{"id":3631,"date":"2013-05-14T06:25:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T06:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/mercy-johnson-speaks-for-the-first-time-on-marriage-and-motherhood\/"},"modified":"2013-05-14T06:25:05","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T06:25:05","slug":"mercy-johnson-speaks-for-the-first-time-on-marriage-and-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/mercy-johnson-speaks-for-the-first-time-on-marriage-and-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Johnson speaks for the first time on marriage and motherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson is undoubtedly having the time of her life. She got married in August 2011 and in December 2012, gave birth to her daughter in the United States of America. Even though its been almost two years since her wedding, Mercy still giggled and spoke about her husband with such fondness as a newlywed.<\/p>\n

In her first major interview (with lifestyle blog BellaNaija) since the marriage and her beautiful baby, Ms. Johnson speaks candidly about controversies surrounding the way she used to dress, how she met her husband, the lessons she has learnt and her life now!<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s great to see you Mercy. Let me start by saying that you have a beautiful home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you. It was a surprise from my husband, Odi. He didn\u2019t tell me about it while we were in America and when I returned back to Nigeria, I thought we were going to our former house but he drove me straight here. And then he also gave me a new car with the plate number \u2018Odi\u2019s Wife\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Aww, that\u2019s so sweet. There\u2019s been a lot of media attention surrounding\u00a0the birth of your daughter and her recent dedication. How does this make you feel?<\/b>
At a point, I actually felt the whole thing was over dramatized. I really appreciate the fact that some people wish me well and are happy for me which is why I share her picture on Twitter once in a while. On my Twitter page, more than 3000 people ask me about Purity every day. Sometimes I get overwhelmed but I\u2019m grateful for the love and goodwill messages and I can only say thank you.<\/p>\n

Purity is quite a unique name. What inspired her name?<\/b>
When I asked my husband, he said \u201cYou. She reminds me so much of you<\/em>.\u201d He said I have a good heart and he\u2019d really want her to have a good heart and clear conscience like me. And he\u2019d wish for everything about her to be pure.<\/p>\n

\"Mercy As a first time Mom, how has the experience been so far?<\/b>
It\u2019s magical, it\u2019s awesome! I just can\u2019t stop staring at her. When I was pregnant, my sister-in-law came to the house and when her son pooped I said \u201cOh my God, don\u2019t let it touch my chair<\/em>!\u201d Then I was about six months gone and she just looked at me and said \u201cIn three months time, you will understand<\/em>\u201d. And really, it is true. Now when Purity poops, I begin to dance. Everything is special. I want to clean her up myself, dress her up myself. I just can\u2019t explain, she makes me complete.<\/p>\n

Has pregnancy and motherhood affected or changed you in any way?<\/b>
Well, you can see, I\u2019ve added so much weight. But aside from my physical appearance, having Purity has changed me so much as a person. Having her makes me want to set the right example, to have good records so she doesn\u2019t get embarrassed when she\u2019s grown. It changes my perspective to life and\u00a0the way I react to things. I tolerate things more, I overlook things more. I love children generally but now I understand how precious every child is to their mother so I try to treat other children the way I\u2019d want her to be treated if I\u2019m not around.<\/p>\n

When did you meet him and how did the love spark between both of you?<\/b>
I met him in 2009. We had met before on a flight and I didn\u2019t remember but we met again in 2009. He is a good person. I can\u2019t really tell how it started. We kinda clicked and started dating just about the same month\u00a0and it feels like we\u2019ve been married for four years because since we met, we\u2019ve been really into each other we\u2019ve been really close.<\/p>\n

He must have known you were an actress then. How did this affect the way you started off your relationship?<\/b>
Yes he did, but he didn\u2019t know I was that big because he didn\u2019t really follow the movie industry. Sometimes you meet some guys and they get intimidated about you but not with him. The first time we were supposed to have a date, he said \u201cLet\u2019s go to my house so you can cook for me<\/em>\u201d and in my mind I was like \u201cSeriously, this guy doesn\u2019t even know my name<\/em>\u201d. So I said \u201cMy name is Mercy Johnson<\/em>\u201d and he said \u201cYes I know<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

What is the most romantic thing he has done for you recently?<\/b>
He got me a new diamond ring different from my wedding band. I kept saying I want a new band, something really big and he got it for me. He is extremely loveable.<\/p>\n

In the weeks before your wedding, some controversies sprang up and there were speculations that the wedding may not hold. How were you able to pull through this period?<\/b>
I knew my wedding was going to hold. It is easy for people who are outside a box to try to explain the inside of a box without coming inside. People who didn\u2019t know anything had lots to say. But it was fun to let them have their say. If having your say makes you feel better, I can\u2019t take that fun away from you. But we in the box knew what\u2019s up and people who wanted to know what was going on actually came into the box and knew the truth.<\/p>\n

Was there anything new that you learnt during that period that you didn\u2019t already know?<\/b>
No. It was just shocking how people would bring negativity into what\u2019s positive. I think that was the only thing that was new to me.<\/p>\n

Google ranked your name as the most searched celebrity in Nollywood for 2011 and 2012. Are you proud of this?<\/b>
When I asked my husband if it a good thing and he said yes it is. I know that it\u2019s not possible for everyone to like me so good or bad, if you ever googled Mercy Johnson\u2019s name, thank you. If you didn\u2019t google, google won\u2019t say I\u2019m the most searched so thank you, keep googling.<\/p>\n

Do you have any affiliation with the gossip website mercyjohnson.com?<\/b>
No, I don\u2019t have any and I\u2019d like to stress that please. I don\u2019t know why somebody would do a magazine and call it Mercy Johnson Celebrity\u00a0Magazine or why somebody would take my name and put it on a domain for a gossip website. I can\u2019t even use the domain name anymore and I\u2019m so pissed. I am only on Twitter. I\u2019m not even on Facebook anymore because somebody put up a Facebook account in my name where they put up inspirational messages on my behalf and I don\u2019t even know where that is coming from.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about your style. What influences the kind of clothes you wear?<\/b>
I don\u2019t wear what is in vogue or what everybody is wearing, I just wear what suits me and I\u2019m lucky to have a physique that encourages everything I wear. My husband is a huge critic so when he compliments my dressing, I feel so good. He doesn\u2019t believe that exposing anything makes you look better. He feels when you cover up, you look real nice.<\/p>\n

Would you say your personal style has changed since you got married?<\/b>
You know, you get wiser by the day. Sometimes when I look back at some old pictures, I\u2019m like \u201cSeriously, did I wear that<\/em>?\u201d I\u2019ve learnt a lot since I got married and I know that if I had\u00a0gotten married earlier, I wouldn\u2019t have made most of the errors I made. When you are married to somebody who is so organized, he brings you up the right way and reminds you of who you\u2019re supposed to be.<\/p>\n

Is there any particular reason why you decided to gave birth to (your baby) in the USA? <\/b>
No, I could have given birth here but I was at a point in my life where everything meant a lot to me. By God\u2019s grace, I got pregnant barely a year after I got married and I just wanted everything to be fine. Not that it wouldn\u2019t have been fine here in Nigeria but it would be odd for us to say we are not aware of the lapses in our health care system.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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