I will never date a female celebrity again – Iyanya

Iyanya has revealed he would not date a female
celebrity again because of the drama, he has also
slammed those who think he shows off on social
media..Read excerpts from his Punch interview
What kind of woman do you want to settle
down with?
A good woman is a good woman. You can't
just sit and say this is the kind of woman I
want. Some people think the best place to get
a girl is in the church; meanwhile, you can
get the wrong girl in the right place.
Sometimes, I am worried about getting the
right woman to marry because of my status. I
have had one or two women come into my life
and act like they are something. The safest
thing to do is marry someone you have
known before you became a star.
After Yvonne Nelson, would you date a
celebrity in the future?
Yvonne Nelson is an amazing person, but I
would never ever in my life date or have
anything to do with a female star. I am not
cut out for that kind of drama.
A lot of people think that fame has altered
your personality. Is this true?
People have the right to believe whatever
they want to. There is nobody in this world
that would attain this level of success and
fame, and remain the same. My life has
changed and I am not going to tell you
otherwise. I am not Iyanya of eight years
ago; I am more exposed and have more fans.
You can't compare the pressure that was on
me in 2008 to the pressure on me now. For
me to even have this level of sanity, I believe
it is God's grace and people should pray
and support me instead of saying I have
changed. You see me wearing nice suits but if
I give a fan my life to live for a week, not
everybody will agree to continue after a few
days.
Why do you think so?
There is a lot of money but it comes with a lot
of pressure. Imagine waking up to people
being rude to you on social media. You wake
up to curses because you tweeted that God
just blessed you with a car, for instance.
But you show off on social media…
Sincerely, I don't show off. Anybody that
thinks I show off is suffering from inferiority
complex. The only people that think I show
off are those people that think they could be
me or people who wish they could be close to
me but can't be. Maybe they like me too much
and don't want to agree they like me that
much. These same people spend hours
admiring the posts I put up.
What is the reason for putting up some of
those pictures on Instagram and Twitter?
That is what social media is for. It is only in
Nigeria that people have a problem with you
posting pictures. While you are complaining
that I am posting too many pictures, a true
fan is admiring same and considers me as a
mentor. Believe me, a lot of people think they
know me, but they don't.