An American who moved to Ghana with her parents and siblings a decade ago, Yaa Baby, shares her understanding of her parents’ disapproval of her marriage to a Ghanaian.
Despite their refusal to attend the wedding, Yaa Baby, who chose to stay in Ghana for love, acknowledges her parents’ opposition to her relationship with Kofi Awuah, a Ghanaian video director.
“My parents left Ghana after a decade. My siblings left with them but I didn’t. I didn’t go back because of my husband. You can put the blame on love,” she told Deloris Frimpong Manso.
Despite the strong opposition, Yaa Baby decided to wed Kofi Awuah in 2016, and she hasn’t looked back as she enjoys her new life together.
Yaa Baby, real name Chloe, responded that she thought her parents wanted the best for her when asked how it made her feel that they couldn’t attend her wedding.
“They wanted to protect their daughter,” she said on The Delay Show monitored by GhanaWeb. “Now, I’m a mother so I’ve understood some things from their side. It will help me. While I raise my children, as she grows, I’ll know how to handle certain things with her, so, it happens for a reason. I don’t think I wished I changed; it made me who I am.”
Yaa Baby gave a detailed account of how she first got to know Kofi Awuah, saying, “I’ve known him for about 16 years.” Although we weren’t close, I knew him. I was aware of his residence, as well as his parents and siblings.
“It took time before I fell in love with him. Marriage wasn’t part of my initial plans. It just came naturally. We’re not just in a relationship; he’s my best friend. We were friends and one thing led to the other. I believe it was God’s plan.”
Why her parents did not support her decision to marry Kofi Awuah
In the interview that aired on January 22, 2023, Yaa Baby claimed that her parents had rejected her decision to marry Kofi Awuah because of false stories that had been spread by her best friend and church members about the Ghanaian.
Yaa Baby and Kofi are parents to a boy and a girl. She has acted in several TV shows and commercials.