Multi-talented Kenyan actress Katherine Kamau popularly known as Kate Actress has advised single mothers not to be desperate.
During a question and answer session with her followers, a fan asked her;
‘Did it ever cross your mind that you might never find you a man as a single mother mom? If yes, how did you deal with it?’
Kate responded saying that the way a woman carries herself around points to her state of mind. She further urged single mothers to put their children first before anything else.
I HONESTLY WASN’T LOOKING FOR A MAN BECAUSE MY HEART WAS SHATTERED THEN. I HAD COMMITTED MYSELF TO GIVING MY SON THE BEST. MEN CAN SMELL DESPERATION MILES AWAY. THEY ALSO NOTICE A FOCUSED, AMBITIOUS WOMAN ESPECIALLY ONE WHO LOVES HER CHILD UNCONDITIONALLY. I AM TALKING ABOUT A REAL MAN HERE OF COURSE. THE WAY YOU CARRY AND VALUE YOURSELF AS A SINGLE MOTHER WILL DETERMINE THE KIND OF MAN YOU WILL UNCONSCIOUSLY ATTRACT.
In a message to single mothers a year ago, Kate Actress shared a photo posing with her son on Instagram and captioned it;
IT’S NOT BEEN AN EASY ROAD, WE WILL TELL YOU OUR STORY SOME DAY. LAST YEAR WAS OUR WORST, BUT WE THANK GOD, I HOPE MY JOURNEY WILL ENCOURAGE MANY SINGLE MUMS OUT THERE TO NEVER GIVE UP HOPE. THERE ARE GOOD MEN OUT THERE WILLING TO LOVE AND RESPECT YOU.
Kate was a single mother for quite a while until she met Phil Karanja – now her husband. She has in past interviews narrated that being a single mother wasn’t easy and she was rejected by her family when she conceived.
MY PARENTS REJECTED ME AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE I HAD BROUGHT SHAMED TO THEM BEFORE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
The actress of the most popular TV drama series on air, Sue & Johnnie in another interview, she said;
I WENT TO KAMPALA (INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA) IN 2006 AND DID NOT COMPLETE MY COURSE BECAUSE I GOT PREGNANT AND CAME BACK TO NAIROBI. I MADE BAD CHOICES BUT I HAVE TURNED MY LIFE AROUND AND MY SON, LEON KAMAU, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME NOW. MY MUM ALWAYS JOKES THAT HE IS THE DEGREE I BROUGHT FROM UGANDA.
Her parents later forgave her, took her in and helped her raised her son, who’s now in Class 8.
Last year, the 32-year-old mother walked down the aisle with her partner Phil, whom she dated for some time.
The mother of one is currently one of the best actors in the local industry and also makes headlines when it comes to fashion.
