Naijagossiper

’ Nonye Ben -Nwankwo and Ademola Olonilua
Former beauty queen , Anna Banner, not only attained stardom when she won in the Most Beautiful Girl competition in Nigeria some years back, but becoming singer , Flavour ’s baby mama added to her popularity .
And as much as she said she never used her pregnancy to ‘hook ’ the singer , Anna , in an exclusive chat with
Saturday Beats , also said she was still in love with Flavour , even if he has yet to marry her after having a child for him .
“I couldn ’t have purposely got pregnant because I wanted to hook a star. I was already a star too . I wasn’t looking for fame; I was even running away from fame. But I got pregnant for somebody I really loved . It wasn’t planned. It was my mistake but I wouldn ’t call my child a mistake. I was careless . But I thank God it happened with a man who I loved and who didn ’t turn his back on me .
“When you love someone , it is hard to fall out . You cannot fall in love today and fall out of love tomorrow . Love is strong . Before you tell somebody you love him, you have to be sure. Flavour was the first man I fell in love with. I still love him as the beautiful soul he has and as the father of my child . I don’ t know what the future holds but we are just taking things one step at a time .”
She got pregnant after she featured in Flavour ’s Golibe video but Anna said her relationship with the singer had nothing to do with the video .
“Some people have got it twisted . It wasn ’t because of the video that I had a child for him . We didn ’t start dating because of the video either . It just happened and it happened .”
And as Flavour has another baby mama , Sandra Okagbue, and who he has yet to tie the knots with either , Anna said she is not jealous of the other woman in his life .
“Why should I be jealous ? We are all humans but what will be will be . If you get jealous today , where will it lead you to ? All I want is for my child to be happy .”
Recalling how she felt when she found out she was pregnant , the young lady said she was devastated .
“I was demoralised. I was finished ! I was frustrated ! My parents were disgusted at my sight . It was my cross, so I had to carry it. I decided I was going to keep the baby even if I wasn’t married . It turned out to be the best decision I have made . I am not saying it is good to get pregnant at a young age and have a baby but whatever choices you make, you need to know there are consequences and you have to get ready to face the consequences. I was ready to face mine and I will not advise anybody to get pregnant at a young age . But if you get pregnant , abortion is not the next step .”
Probably because of her experience in life , Anna said she intends to set up a foundation in future .
“I am going to have a foundation and I hope it turns out the way I want . It is about empowering young girls just like me not to give up . A lot of young girls got pregnant at a young age just like me and they gave up . I just want to encourage them that this is not the end of the world ; you can do so many things . It is never late to go back to school . Age is just a number , your child will grow up to love and appreciate you. Even if it is not school , learn how to do something , empower yourself .”