Steph Amata, daughter of filmmaker, Fred Amata has bagged a Master’s Degree with distinction from the University of London.
Even though Fred Amata was conspicuously absent at the occasion; an act that has happened before, his ex-wife and media personality, Agatha Amata graced the occasion.
“Congratulations to my loving Daughter, she made me so proud today as she bags her Masters’ Degree in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, University Of London.
She Made a Distinction. #proudmom#stephnieamata” Agatha Amata excitedly announced on Instagram.
Still bragging in another post, Agata Amata shared photos from the ceremony and wrote “Just a quick reminder of a PROUD MUM. My Baby Made Me Proud. Congratulations baby Steph,
M.A Contemporary Art Theory – Goldsmiths, University Of London.”
Fred Amata who had bis brother, Ruke Amata represent him at the occasion, also proudly shared photos of the graduand on his Instagram page and boasted about proud he is of her.
“My Daughter of Distinction. Congratulations Stephie Baby as you ace your Masters Programme with Distinction. You make me so proud. You and Your Brother. Now i am First Clas Dad with a Daughter of Distinction #prouddad#daughter#daughterofdistinction” he wrote
Meanwhile, a commenter on Fred Amata’s post wrote “Congratulations, my dear. Kudos to the mother who as a single parent, went through thick and thin, to raise her and the brother, i remember her story vividly. The Lord is not done yet, more attainments to rejoice about, and all efforts put together, shall not be in vain, IJN”
Kemi Filani reports that seventeen years after her marriage to actor Fred Amata ended, media entrepreneur and talk show host, Agatha Amata, says people still pray they reconcile.
Ms Amata divorced the famous actor in 2005. They have two children, Oreva and Stephanie.
Three years after their divorce, her ex-husband welcomed a daughter, Zino, with actress and ex-beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberisima, in London.
Ms Amata became famous for her talk show, ‘Inside Out with Agatha’, which is said to be the longest-running television talk show in Nigeria, airing for over twenty years.
In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo on the show #WithChude, Ms Amata opened up about single motherhood and how she handled the divorce, among other issues.
“Some people still say that they pray Fred and I will get back together. I meet these people every day.
“I know that everybody wishes you well, but I always say to people, you can’t expect me better than I want myself. So if on my wedding day, as I was dancing and rejoicing, I certainly had no plans to leave the marriage.”
“Let me say clearly, an unhappy home can never breed happy children. “It’s not possible. If anything, it is going to injure those children and their outlook and their approach to marriage. The best you can do is for both of you to try to remain friends, as difficult as it may be, which is what I tried to do,” she said.
“I stopped everything and focused on my children. If you look around, even in my office, their bed was there.
“Even when I sent them abroad to study, every month I was in their school. If they had Parents Day, I was there. They had anything they had to do, and I was there.” Agata Amatha disclosed.
