Grace Ekirapa says she struggled accepting life as a single mother
By Valerian Khakayi, June 11, 2026Former TV host Grace Ekirapa has opened up about her emotional journey, revealing the struggles she went through as she came to terms with single motherhood.
In a candid reflection, Grace admitted that she initially struggled to accept her new reality and often questioned how she ended up in that situation.
“Finding myself in this place, I must be honest; I really struggled,” Grace said.
“How did I end up here?”
She shared that at first, she found it difficult to even identify with the term “single mother”, saying she looked for other ways to define herself as she processed the emotional weight of her situation.
“Finding myself in this place, I must be honest; I really struggled. I looked for all other names I could call myself other than ‘single mother’,” she added.
Faith and spiritual reassurance
Grace revealed that she often turned to her faith during the difficult period, saying she asked God to help her shift how she viewed herself so she could remain strong for her child.
“I said, ‘God, you have to change this. Even if the world sees me as one, you have to make me not see myself as one because the day I start to see myself as one, I will lose,I will lose out on many things, including how I was going to be present for this little girl,” she disclosed.
Additionally, she described a moment of spiritual reassurance, saying she felt encouraged to view her journey as a partnership with God, since she could not manage it alone.
“One time I woke up and God told me, I want you to consider this as a partnership between you and me. The truth is I could not do it alone; I did not know how to do this alone. I do not have a manual; nobody does. I said, ‘God give me strength to know how to navigate’, Grace noted.
Emotional struggles
Grace also opened up about moments of emotional breakdown, recalling days when she would wake up overwhelmed and question her circumstances while caring for her daughter, AJ.
“I remember days when I used to wake up and look at AJ and be like, ‘God, what did I do?’ How did I end up here?” she said.
She admitted that the emotional strain sometimes affected her parenting, noting that there were moments she would become overwhelmed and break down in tears.
“Sometimes I found myself angry. I remember instances, actually; I would lash out at AJ. She was so small. I remember looking at her; I am upset, angry and crying, and she is over there,” Grace added.
Despite the struggles, Grace reflected on moments when she would isolate herself to cope with the emotional pressure, saying she sometimes locked herself away to break down and process her feelings.
“There were moments I could go and lock myself in my room and just break down,” she revealed.