How motherhood changed my views on having Nannies – Simi opens up

• Nigerian singer Simi discusses how her views on motherhood have changed since having her daughter, Adejare.
• According to her, she initially planned to have multiple nannies but now takes a more hands-on approach, employing nannies only in Nigeria.
• The singer revealed that she now prefers managing her daughter without nannies when abroad due to a less busy schedule.

Nigerian singer Simi has opened up on how her perspectives on motherhood have evolved since the birth of her daughter, Adejare.

In a recent episode of The Roadshow on Cool FM, the award-winning artist shared her initial plans to rely heavily on multiple nannies, a notion that has changed since she became a mother.

Simi, who welcomed Adejare in 2020, admitted, “Before I had my daughter, I used to say that I would have five nannies and my nanny would have a nanny; that’s not the case.”

Reflecting on her journey, she revealed that she now takes a much more hands-on approach to parenting.

While she does employ nannies when in Nigeria due to her busy schedule, she prefers to manage without them when abroad.

“I’m super hands-on. In fact, when we’re in the States, I don’t have any nannies, but here I have someone to watch her when I have to work because I’m busier here than there. That’s just not the kind of mum I ended up being,” Simi explained.

The host then asked her about her evolving self-perception, to which Simi responded:

“I was so certain back then that I was like, ‘I will have two nannies and those nannies will have a nanny and their nannies will have nannies too’. I shouldn’t have thought that, though, knowing me, I really shouldn’t have.”

In addition to discussing motherhood, Simi also hinted at new ventures outside her music career.

When asked about any new skills or hobbies she has picked up, she revealed her aspiration to write a novel

“I’m trying to write a book, a novel. I used to say that if I wasn’t an artiste I would probably be a novelist. Maybe some romance. Some fantasy, some suspense,” she said.

Simi also expressed interest in working on a children’s project, seeing it as an untapped market.