Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has said she is no longer interested in marriage following her separation from her estranged husband, Ned Nwoko.
The mother of two, however, insisted she still wants more children and is determined to have a daughter, saying motherhood feels incomplete without a female child.
Speaking during a livestream with TikToker Jarvis during her Children’s Day carnival in Asaba, Delta State, Daniels explained that her perspective on marriage has shifted, even though she remains focused on expanding her family.
“But for some reason, I’ve checked my mind out of getting married. I’m yet to have a girl. And I must have a girl.
She added that she believes raising a girl child comes with deeper emotional responsibility for a mother.
“I feel like motherhood starts better. Like you would understand motherhood when you have a girl child. So, having boys is easy because at least you can groom them to have a role model in a father figure.
“But for your girl child, you have to be that role model for them to emulate. Before I had my first son. I said, no, never. I will never have a girl child. Never, ever. But after my first, after my second. I remember, for some reason. You know, it’s female kids that remember,” she said.
She also reflected on gender roles in family life, saying women tend to remain emotionally tied to their homes.
“Men will grow, get married and focus more on building family. But for women she will always remember home,” she added.
Daniels and Nwoko got married in 2019, a union that sparked widespread public debate due to their 40-year age gap, as she was 19 at the time. They share two sons.
Their marriage later became publicly strained in 2025 after allegations by Nwoko that the actress was struggling with substance abuse and needed rehabilitation.
Daniels denied the allegations, accusing the senator of manipulation, psychological control and abuse.
She later left the marriage and moved into her own home, maintaining that she is now single.