Senior Correspondent Ikedi Medkz, Africa Music, takes a look at the making of a Nollywood spectacular
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels celebrates arrival of her baby boy with her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko. Both couple also berth a reality TV show, ‘Our Circle’. Special Correspondence, Ikedi Mekz reports
The screen star welcomed their bundle of joy just two days after she was thrown a surprise baby shower by her friends. The news of Regina’s baby arrival was made public by her brother who took to his Instagram page to congratulate her.
Few moments after the young actress welcomed her first child, a baby boy, she announced the premiere of her new life documentary. Taking to her Instagram page, following the birth of their first child, and berth of their reality TV show, “Our Circle”, the light skin actress posted a teaser along with a brief description of the new show.
Regina publicised the launch of the show on YouTube to mark the birth of her first child with the first episode which premiered on Tuesday June 30, 2020. Recall that in May, Regina and Ned had announced that she was expecting her first child.
Regina welcomed the baby boy on Monday 29th June, 2020. A day after, Moroccan Laila Charani, the senior wives of 60-year-old, Ned Nwoko visited the younger wife, Regina Daniels. The visit became necessary as Regina, 21, welcomed her first child with the billionaire.
Reacting to the visit, Ned shared a photo of the visit on Instagram with the caption; “Beautiful @regina.daniels @mnslailacharani”. The photo captured Laila standing by Regina’s bed side while the young wife threw up a peace sign. Regina, the latest celebrity mum has been a trending topic on social media for weeks leading up till now.
Regina first gave fans glimpse of her bump couple of weeks ago when she posted pictures of her pregnancy. She took to social media to share videos of herself, looking all glam in a black dress, in what appears behind-the-scenes shoot for “Our Circle” reality show promo.
Congratulatory messages from her fans and colleagues have continued to pour in for the Delta State actress. Regina’s new television show tells her story as expectant mum, a young bride, a loved wife and a caring lady who has “got so much love and support from her family”.
The new documentary by the actress and her husband detailed how she felt after confirming that she was pregnant. The new mum said she first became aware that she might be pregnant when her husband said he could “perceive a pregnant woman”.
She said she was confused and that she could not explain the feeling after discovering she was carrying a baby. “The first time I found out I was pregnant, I was confused, I just couldn’t explain the feeling,” she revealed. On the show, Ned, a lawyer and politician said he was excited about the news of the pregnancy.
Regina admitted he told her at some point that she was pregnant but she did not believe him. Ned said he told his wife that he has a sixth sense that makes him know when a woman is pregnant.
Regina said she went to about four different hospitals to confirm her status and that they all came back positive. Regina has relished bounty romance with Ned. Hardly is there any family journey without both together following their controversial marriage.
One other piece of her journey viewers will get the opportunity to see in her rollercoaster ride to motherhood is her surprise baby shower. Last Saturday afternoon, the Nigerian star was greeted with a surprise baby shower in Abuja. The all-white event was organised by her friends with the help of her billionaire hubby.
At the Abuja party, the ever glowing Regina was seen dancing joyfully with smiles. Expectedly, a lot more would be shown to her close to 68,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. Ned had severally made the headlines in 2019 amid his rapidly blossoming relationship and marriage to Regina.
The marriage to the former House of Reps member, Ned, no doubt remained a thing of public attention. Even though there is a major age disparity between Regina and Ned, the two have never been shy to publicly show their affection.
Regina isn’t one to shy away on social media; hence it wasn’t long before she initiated her husband into the fierce world of celebrities where nothing is hidden.
In the wake of the backlash that had trailed the union on the basis of the duo’s age disparity, Regina who found fame as a child actress had skirted, claiming she couldn’t have married within her age group because she’s stubborn.