Veteran Nollywood actor, Norbert Young, and his wife, Gloria, have revealed what they went through during their seven years of childlessness.

Speaking with Tope on Love Notes, Gloria expressed how deeply the situation affected her while Nobert said he was never challenged by the situation.

This came to light after Nobert was asked to state the challenges their marriage faced, to which he struggled to pinpoint any.

However, Gloria interjected, saying, “I was childless for seven years, Norbert.”

In response, Nobert said, “I didn’t see it as a challenge, you see, because I kept telling her, ‘What are you worried about? What is it? Be calming down.’

“How can I see it as a challenge? I had a sister who was married for 16 years without a child, and on the 17th year, she had a child.

“Her husband never told her to leave. That child today is a medical doctor—a big man too. So what’s the big deal? It didn’t threaten our union at all.”

Despite his confidence, Gloria admitted she felt the pressure saying, “He never did. But I was the one feeling it, and I was the one seeing things. And he was the one telling me, ‘What is it? Stop worrying about such things.’”

Acknowledging her anxiety, Nobert said, “She was anxious about it—being childless for that long. Like I said, it wasn’t a challenge for me, but it was for her. As a couple, it was challenging, but personally, I didn’t see it that way.”

When Gloria asked if anyone ever questioned Nobert about their childlessness, he said firmly, “Them born you well come ask me that? Nobody in my family asked me.”

However, Gloria said her case was different because of how she was treated during family gatherings.

She said, “Nobody in his family did. But I would go to my family gatherings, and not asking per se, but imagine you’re walking into the room, and one aunty looks at you—makes sure that you know she’s looking at you—then her eyes go down to your stomach.

“And as you walk away, her eyes are still there. What is she telling you? Like, ‘How far na? E don tey oh! E don pass one, two, three…’ Without saying a word. Oh, I had those kind of aunties.”

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