In a new interview, the 'Written in the Stars' hitmaker admits he has his own struggles as a parent but is confident he will become a better father with experience.
- December 11, 2022
AceShowbiz - Tinie Tempah confesses being a dad has made him "anxious." The 34-year-old rapper - who tied the knot with Eve De Haan and has a four-year-old daughter and a son who was born last year - believes there is "nothing" more stressful than making kids but he knows he'll only grow to be a better parent with experience.
"Nothing makes you more anxious than being a parent but it's not going to kill you, it's going to make you stronger," he said.
The "Written in the Stars" hitmaker - whose real name is Patrick Okogwu - always wanted to be a dad and credits his own stable family upbringing for making him the person he is today.
Asked if he always wanted to be a dad, he said, "Yeah. My parents are still together and I believe that's part of the reason why I'm the way I am. I was always going to go for a big family because that's what I grew up seeing. There's never been any other alternative."
Meanwhile, Tinie wishes he'd "lived in the moment" more when he was younger. Asked what advice he'd give his 16-year-old self, he told new! magazine, "I would definitely tell myself 'You're not gonna die. Enjoy things a bit more and live in the moment a bit more.' "
"At secondary school, I remember having this ridiculous anxiety before my mock exams. I thought, 'The whole world is going to end.' "
