Kate Actress celebrates first-born son as he turns 18

Kate Actress has joyfully celebrated her first-born son, Kamau, on his 18th birthday. Kamau is the son she had with her college sweetheart.

Reflecting on the past, Kate shared her mother’s reaction when she found out Kate was pregnant at the age of 19.

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“I am extremely emotional today 😔. Happy 18th, my big baby. With everything that is happening around us—mothers losing their innocent sons to police brutality and other injustices a black boy child faces in today’s society—I just want to hold you a little closer today, with so much gratitude to God for getting you to this big age. We did it, my boy. Happy Birthday, my heart 😭🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽.”

In an interview on the Churchill Show, the mother of two recalled how strict her mother was, limiting her interactions with boys.

“My mum is very strict, so we did not mingle with boys. I went to an all-girls boarding school.”

She later attended college in Kampala, where she experienced newfound freedom.

“Here I am, we are in class with boys. Our dormitories were separated, but by the end of the day, we had already mingled. It was like freedom—I could go out… within three months, I was pregnant,” Kate recalled.

“I never understood anything about contraceptives… you learn about that in class, but you don’t really think you need them. I went for a morning-after pill after three weeks.”

Breaking the news to her parents was difficult, especially since her mother had taken a KSh 400,000 loan to educate her.

“Before the day she came back, I wrote her a very long letter and then disappeared to my friend’s place for a week. She was shocked. She asked me to come back home. I never want to see my parents that disappointed… it was really bad,” Kate shared.

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Kate hadn’t known Kamau’s father for long. Initially supportive, he later distanced himself.

To teach her a lesson, Kate’s mother ensured she experienced motherhood in the toughest manner possible.

“My mum made sure I knew exactly what being a mum is… I stayed home for two years… I was the househelp, mum… doing everything,” she said.