{"id":421729,"date":"2026-02-12T12:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/421729\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:04:08","slug":"2baba-clarifies-womaniser-claims-in-recent-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/421729\/","title":{"rendered":"2Baba clarifies womaniser claims in recent interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian music star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has dismissed long-standing public perceptions about his personal life, saying he is not a womaniser but simply someone who loves deeply.\n<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning singer made the clarification during an interview with Voice of Nigeria which was shared on Wednesday, where he reflected on fame, family, and the pressures of public scrutiny.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest misconception about me is that I\u2019m a womaniser. I like women; I\u2019m just straightforward. But I\u2019m a lover boy. I love hard,\u201d 2Baba said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on fatherhood, the artiste revealed that one of his greatest personal struggles has been balancing his music career with raising his children.<\/p>\n<p>He said although he feels grateful to have eight children, he sometimes regrets not spending as much time with them as he would have wished.\n<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI have eight kids now. I feel blessed and happy, but the sadness comes from the fact that I haven\u2019t gotten to spend the type of time I should have spent with them collectively. It does something to me sometimes.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, he described his children as a constant sources of pride and joy<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re amazing, brilliant people. I just wish I was there more. It touches me from all corners,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>The singer also addressed criticism directed at his wife, Natasha, particularly claims that she is controlling or overly influential in his decisions.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to him, such narratives are often far from reality. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has a say in everybody\u2019s business now. Sometimes people say very nasty things.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou grow thick skin, but sometimes it gets to you. Reality is reality, she\u2019s a brilliant woman, a strong woman,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>2Baba also revealed that he is naturally shy and more reserved than many assume, explaining that his profession often requires him to step outside his comfort zone.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy profession doesn\u2019t permit me to be shy, but I\u2019m actually a very shy person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I just want to be alone and chill. Other times I want to hang out. I like nature; I have my moments,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udc08\u2019\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b, \ud835\udc09\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc32 \u2014 \ud835\udfd0\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1a\n<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Youtube | Voice of Nigeria<br \/>\u2014<br \/>Follow us for more breaking news and videos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6iOaJii4Wj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6iOaJii4Wj<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MobilePunch\/status\/2021870747858145541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nigerian music star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has dismissed long-standing public perceptions about his personal life,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[155332,145351,6491,155333,96,67628,155334,155335,141854,155336,56,54,55,155337],"class_list":{"0":"post-421729","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-2baba","9":"tag-afrobeats","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-celebrity-interview","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-fatherhood","14":"tag-innocent-idibia","15":"tag-natasha-idibia","16":"tag-nigerian-music","17":"tag-public-perception","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom","21":"tag-voice-of-nigeria"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}