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Singer Irie Love says her childfree life led to divorce from Kenyan husband
09th December, 2025 07:15 AM
Hawaiian singer Irie Love has opened up about the personal decision that played a major role in ending her marriage to her Kenyan husband.
According to the reggae songstress, choosing to remain childfree was one of the core differences that eventually pushed the couple apart.
Speaking during a live interview with Oga Obinna on Monday, December 8, 2025, Love disclosed that she had always been honest about not wanting children, but many people, especially men, assume a woman will eventually change her mind.
“I think so; it is hard to say what is going on in someone’s mind, but I was very clear from the beginning,” she opened up.
In addition, she explained that some men believe they can convince a woman to take a different path, especially when it comes to motherhood. And while that may happen in some relationships, Irie Love said she was not willing to compromise on something so fundamental to her identity.
“A lot of men think they can change a woman’s mind, which that is true because a times women desire companionship more than they desire to stay true to themself, so they make the sacrifice, but I’m just not that type of woman.”
Love was once married to a Kenyan man with mixed heritage, half Kenyan, half Dutch, whom she met while on tour in London.
“I have been to Nairobi four times, but I have never sung. I have never performed. I came to visit family,” she said.
“I was married to a half-Kenyan many moons ago. Half Kenyan, half Dutch. I met him when I was on a tour in London, a Kikuyu,” she disclosed.
She further opened up about her experience with marriage, revealing that it lasted eight years but ultimately ended in disappointment.
“I have only been married once for eight years, never again. They didn’t step up. It’s too late,” she added.
Childfree life
The R&B singer revealed that her choice to live a childfree life stems from her upbringing, her values, and her desire for a life rooted in freedom, creativity, and service to the people she loves.
“My dad played football at the University of Hawaii; that’s how he met my mum,” she said. “She was 17, he was 20 years old, and they got me when she was 18, very young parents. That’s why I don’t have children. Kids? No. I clocked it. Locked and loaded, signed, sealed, and delivered,” she stated.
She explained that choosing not to have children has allowed her to live a life anchored in passion and possibility.
“I like freedom. I like a life where I can follow my passion, bliss, spontaneous adventure,” she said.
Her decision, she added, has made it possible for her to show up wholeheartedly for her family and community.
“I can show up for other people. I can show up for my nieces and nephews. I can help take care of my grandparents. I can go and help my mum at any moment when she needs me, without any hesitation,” she added.
. “I can create worlds within worlds because as a woman, I have a womb; we are creators. So now I can use my creative energy to create worlds outside of just having a child. So a child is its own universe, I have decided to create different types of universes.”
