Adelle Onyango reveals how her 30s liberated her after navigating divorce
By Paulette Mboga, August 28, 2026Adelle Onyango has opened up about how her 30s changed her after navigating a divorce in her early 30s, saying the decade liberated her and returned her to who she truly was.
The media personality said she had always looked forward to turning 30 and did not fear the stage of life. She explained that seeing her mother defy societal expectations of what a woman should be helped shape her view of getting older. She also said that having older friends gave her a different view of life in their 30s.
“In my 20s I ALWAYS looked forward to my 30s. I never feared them, I think because I’d seen my mum defy societal expectations of what a woman AND I’ve always had older friends and they seemed so liberated in their 30s,” Adelle Onyango said on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Adelle said her early 30s came with the experience of navigating a divorce, which she described as the start of a necessary process in her life. She explained that the experience involved letting go of both people and perspectives. According to her, the process opened her up to the things her 30s wanted her to unlearn and learn.
Lessons from her 30s
Adelle said she is now 37 and can look back at the decade as a period that importantly changed her. She explained that her 30s helped her return to who she truly was. She described the period as one that liberated her after the changes she experienced in her early 30s.
“Then I spent my early 30s navigating a divorce which sparked a beautiful & necessary shedding of both people & perspectives. A shedding that opened me up to everything my 30s wanted me to unlearn and learn. I’m 37 now, and I can say my 30s LIBERATED me and RETURNED me to who I truly was,” Adelle Onyango said.
She said one of the biggest lessons she has learned in the decade is that her desires, ambition and feelings matter. She also listed safety, comfort and her quirks among the things she has learned to value. Most importantly, she said these things matter to her.
Adelle said she should be the number one defender of the things that matter to her instead of leaving them open to debate or seeking approval from others. She added that such things should not be reduced for other people. Her reflections show how she now views her 30s as a period of learning, unlearning and personal freedom.