Ugandan TV host, Precious Remmy, clarified that she didn't mean to be insensitive when she asked Zari Hassan about her plans for having a child with her husband, Shakib Lutaya, during a recent interview.
The 'Uncut Show' host on Sanyuka TV said her question to Zari was more “harmless and meant in good faith,” compared to the bloggers and social media users who have been harassing her for months about when she plans to have children of her own.
The actress and media personality, known as Ray P, garnered attention last week when she became emotional during a press conference, expressing her frustration with the persistent media speculation about her fertility.
“People who say I am barren… But I am not God. I don't know when I am supposed to give birth. There is no married woman in life that does not want to give birth,” she said.
“I know you want negative energy all the time, but some things we need to keep to ourselves….I am praying and I know that one day God will bless me with a child,” she said before breaking down.
Despite receiving a considerable amount of support, Ray P revealed that she also faced criticism on social media. Some individuals accused her of deserving the negativity, citing instances where she herself has been perceived as unkind to other women. They pointed out that she had posed a similar question about children to Zari on her Uncut show just days before.
Ray P clarified that her intention was never to be hurtful to the socialite and businesswoman, or her husband. She explained that it was actually Zari’s husband, Lutaaya, who encouraged her to ask the question during the interview.
“I never planned to ask that question. It was her husband before the show, who told me to bring it up. In fact, she (Zari) saw me moving up and down with him and asked what was going on,” she said.
“He also intended in a joking way and I asked her in a very kind and respectful way, and she comfortably answered.”
Ray P further clarified that she is not struggling to have children, as some may have assumed. She explained that during the press conference, she was simply overwhelmed by emotions while discussing the subject. Ray P revealed that she and her husband, Raymond Bindeeba, who is based in the US, have deliberately chosen to delay having children until the timing is right for them.
“My husband and I had a plan because we did not get time to date properly, and even now we are not living together. We gave ourselves time because children, when they come, can be a big task.”
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