{"id":22944,"date":"2025-10-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=22944"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:00:48","slug":"they-called-me-old-cargo-but-god-called-me-loved-eve-esin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/they-called-me-old-cargo-but-god-called-me-loved-eve-esin\/","title":{"rendered":"They Called Me \u2018Old Cargo\u2019, But God Called Me Loved -Eve Esin."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 Nollywood actress Eve Esin has opened up about her emotional journey to finding love and getting married at 43, a testimony that has stirred heartfelt responses from family, fans, and faith leaders across Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a candid social media post, Esin revealed that she tied the knot on October 18, 2025 \u2014 just one day after her 44th birthday \u2014 following years of public scrutiny and personal trials. \u201cTo so many, the testimony I have is almost impossible. 43? Not married? Old cargo!!!\u201d she wrote. \u201cWho says a thing and it comes to pass when God has not spoken?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esin said her story is not about motivation but mercy. \u201cI am not a motivational speaker but a child God showed mercy,\u201d she added. \u201cDelay is not denial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her family members expressed deep joy and pride in her resilience. \u201cWe watched her hold on to faith when others gave up,\u201d said her elder sister, Grace Esin. \u201cShe never let the pressure break her spirit. Seeing her walk down the aisle was a moment of answered prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Close friends and colleagues in the film industry also celebrated her milestone. \u201cEve\u2019s story is a reminder that love has no deadline,\u201d said fellow actress Ini Edo. \u201cShe\u2019s always been a woman of strength, and now she\u2019s walking in her joy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith leaders praised her testimony as a beacon of hope. Pastor Ifeanyi Nwachukwu of Lagos-based Grace Temple Ministries said, \u201cHer story is a powerful message to women who feel forgotten. God\u2019s timing is perfect, and Eve\u2019s testimony proves that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On social media, thousands of users shared messages of support and personal reflections. \u201cI cried reading her post,\u201d wrote @AdaFaithfully on X (formerly Twitter). \u201cI\u2019m 39 and single, and this gave me hope again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esin\u2019s post has since gone viral, sparking broader conversations about societal pressure on women to marry early and the stigma surrounding single women in their 40s. Advocates say her openness is helping to dismantle harmful stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not just telling her story \u2014 she\u2019s rewriting the narrative for countless women,\u201d said relationship therapist Tolu Ajayi. \u201cHer courage is contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Esin begins this new chapter, she says she hopes her journey will inspire others to trust in divine timing. \u201cMay God in His infinite mercy grant the desires of your heart and divinely connect you to that person that completes you,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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