Musician and activist Seun Kuti recently opened up about fatherhood, sharing that becoming a father has been the greatest achievement of his life. In an interview with media personality Timi Agbaje, Seun discussed the joy of raising his daughter and revealed that he has another daughter with whom he is not close due to a strained relationship with her mother.
“The greatest thing I have ever achieved is becoming a father, having my daughter, being with her, and raising her. I have two kids but I’m not really close to my other daughter, but to have the joy of that is the greatest achievement of my life for sure,” he said.
When asked about the circumstances, Seun explained, “No, it’s complicated circumstances; no family is perfect, you know, but I’m not close to the mother of my other daughter. I wasn’t married when I had my other daughter; interestingly, I had only had premarital sex twice before my first daughter was born.”
Seun Kuti is married to Yetunde Kuti, who was once his backup dancer. The couple shared their love story during an interview on TVC, mentioning that they had liked each other long before getting together.
“I’ve known Seun for a long time but we never used to talk because he was older than me, obviously. I eventually met him again through his cousin and then I started working with them as a dancer because I loved to dance. His cousin was also a dancer,” Yetunde said.
The couple legally married in 2020 after living together and having a child together.