In her memoir, “I Am Not Yvonne Nelson,” Yvonne Nelson has shared some obscene facts about her past antics with Ghanaian artist Sarkodie.
In the chapter ‘A Difficult Decision,’ Nelson describes her own experience dealing with an unplanned pregnancy and the difficult choice she had to make at the time.
Nelson encountered a complicated scenario involving a rapper during this stage, during which she thought back on the emotional pain she had gone through when he refused to accept responsibility for the pregnancy.
In the end, she made the painful decision to end the pregnancy, describing it as a highly personal and emotional choice.
The chapter explains Nelson’s deep reaction to the experience and emphasises how delicate the decisions women may have to make regarding their reproductive health might be. It focuses on the emotional journey she took at that time and the courage she mustered to choose a course of action she thought would be best for her situation and herself.
Read all secrets in Yvonne Nelson’s memoir “I AM NOT YVONNE NELSON”
“I had gone for a pregnancy test to confirm what becomes the most obvious conclusion for a sexually active young woman who misses her monthly flow. I was in the company of Karen. And when the test result was ready, I wasn’t strong enough to open it. She did and declared the verdict.
“Charlie, it dey there!” she exclaimed.
“On an ordinary day, I would have laughed out loud and that would trigger a string of jolly conversations and jokes. But this was no laughing matter. It was a grim piece of information that was capable of turning my world upside down. I wasn’t the only one responsible for the situation, so I called the man whose potent seed had germinated in me. His name is Michael Owusu Addo, a renowned Ghanaian musician who is better known as Sarkodie.
“Sarkodie was a budding musician with the potential to become one of the biggest artists in Ghana and beyond. At the time, however, the future looked uncertain, and his way through the maze of life still appeared too foggy to predict. Success was not guaranteed. He was still living with his mother and was not ready to carry a burden while he was being carried by his mother.
“I wouldn’t call what had developed between us a serious relationship. I gravitated toward people in the music industry. For the longest time in my life, music was my getaway from all the unpleasant things life threw at me. So, I liked his talent. We started talking and got close. Closer,” parts of the book read.
As detailed in chapter 8 of her memoir, which was published on Sunday, June 18, 2023, the actress tried to have the baby by ingesting some mixtures given to her by a colleague, but to her dismay, the medicine was ineffective because a pregnancy test showed she was still carrying the child.
Because she is fatherless and had not anticipated becoming pregnant with a child whose father had refused to take responsibility, she made the decision to abort the child.
“The first thing that hit me when he said no to keeping the pregnancy was my own life. I had grown up without a father in my life. I had often been reminded of how I had been borne by mistake.
“I was still wondering if the man whose name I bore was my father. How was I going to bring another human being into this world to live like me, someone whose father would reject him or her as Mr. Nelson had rejected me? If there was a way to spare someone else the trauma I was contending with, why would I reject that option, especially when I was not,” Yvonne Nelson said in her book.
She further recalled finally succeeding in aborting the pregnancy but said it is “one of the most regrettable mistakes in my life. If the clock of life could be rewound to my younger self, I would keep it.” Yvonne Nelson wrote in her book.
Yvonne Nelson also opened up on relationship that did not work out with Iyanya, a Nigerian musician. She accused the musician of cheating with Tonto Dike, an actress.
It was also revealed that, Yvonne caused the separation of two best friends in Pappy Kojo and Joey B. She disclosed that, she left Pappy Kojo for his friend Joey B and that cause the fallout of their friendship.
The exciting and captivating story of a young lady who sets out to learn about herself but learns that she has been using a false name is told in “I Am Not Yvonne Nelson.”