Nigerian comedy sensation, Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha, popularly known as Real Warri Pikin, has revealed that she was celibate until her wedding night. She disclosed this revelation in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.
Real Warri Pikin said that she made the decision to become celibate after her heart was broken by a boyfriend at university. According to her, she was so heartbroken after the breakup that she decided to dedicate her life to God and serve Him.
“I said, you know what? I’m not doing men anymore. I will serve God,” Afoke said. “I started serving God and going to church, praying on campus. I stopped going to parties. And I became celibate. I vowed that no man will see my nakedness again till my wedding night.”
Talking about how she met her husband, Real Warri Pikin said that she met her husband, Ikechukwu, during her mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abuja. They got married in 2012 and have three children together.
However, her confessions have been met with mixed reactions. Some people have praised her for her commitment to her faith, while others have questioned her decision to wait until marriage to have sex. In her interview, she also spoke about her battle with depression and suicidal thoughts. She said that she turned to comedy as a coping mechanism for her pain.
“I used comedy to express my pain,” She said. “I used comedy to tell my story. And I used comedy to heal.”