British-born Nigerian Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya, has reacted to the headline of a recent interview she granted. She said that:

Quite unfortunate that when a woman grants an interview in this part of the world, the headline is almost always about about her marital status or opinions on marriage.

She lamented that after spending about 30 minutes of her time discussing about her life, career and aspirations, the focal point of the interview will always be “:marriage”.

Quite unfortunate that when a woman grants an interview in this part of the world, the headline is almost always about about her marital status or opinions on marriage. You’ll spend 30 mins talking about your life, career and aspirations only to have ‘marriage’ be the focus. Wow.

— Beverly Naya (@BeverlyNaya) February 9, 2020

She went further to state the most common headlines for female celebrity interviews:

Most common headlines used for women:
‘Why I’ve chosen not to get married’
‘Why I’m still not married’
‘The kind of man I want to marry’
‘The right man hasn’t found me’
‘I will marry when God says I should’
‘I will get married when the right man finds me’
‘Why I’m single’

Most common headlines used for women:

‘Why I’ve chosen not to get married’
‘Why I’m still not married’
‘The kind of man I want to marry’
‘The right man hasn’t found me’
‘I will marry when God says I should’
‘I will get married when the right man finds me’
‘Why I’m single’

— Beverly Naya (@BeverlyNaya) February 9, 2020

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