Nigerian actress Laide Bakare has advised career-driven women to prioritize having kids over getting married.

The actress said this while giving advice on how to succeed in one's career over the long run.

Citing her own experience, Laide Bakare contended in an interview with Nollywood On Radio that marriage is not a must for starting a family.

She said, “If you are aspiring to be a successful superstar as a young girl, I would advise you to get married and have kids early so that you can have the rest of your years to push your career because the family area is very important.

I know getting married early may lead to divorce but I mean starting a family early. Maybe I should retract that because I do not mean marriage. I never thought of marriage when I had my first child, I just wanted a baby.

“So the advice is not to get married early but start having a family.”