Minnie Cayy reveals secrets of her blended family and why she kept her pregnancy private

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Minnie 'Cayy'  Kariuki is opening up about her intricate relationship with her blended family which most people do not know about.

Minnie who is married to entrepreneur Charles Muigai revealed that Taraji, is her stepdaughter contrary to popularly belief that Minnie sired her. According to the 'Real Housewives of Nairobi' star, the young one's striking resemblance to her biological daughter often leads many to assume that Taraji is her daughter.

"People do not know because my stepdaughter looks exactly like my daughter so many think she is my first daughter, we are a blended family her name is Taraji and I love her like she is my own," stated the digital content creator.

Opening up on her relationship with the young Taraji, Minnie marvelled over how she started off as 'auntie' and now proudly goes by 'mum,' highlighting the highs and lows of being a stepmother, the patience that goes into cultivating the relationship as well as her decent relationship with Taraji's biological mother.

"We started living together when she was young. We have gone through all those challenges of being called auntie, now she calls me mum.

What we learned is you just give it time if you want it to develop organically, she is my very good friend right now she tells me everything," Minnie added while speaking to Pulse.

Speaking about her initial reaction to finding out she was pregnant and why she kept it a secret till the last semester, Minnie pointed out the journey was hard for her, probably because it's a rainbow baby and the fact that they have gone through many challenges trying to conceive.

Adding that her man, Taraji's biological father was actually more excited than she was.

"Finding out I was pregnant was incredible. I've faced struggles trying to get pregnant in the past, so I chose to keep it a secret for a while.

This pregnancy has been hard, but my husband is even more excited than I am, offering unwavering support throughout.

I'm thankful for my friends, especially from the acting scene, who respected my journey and kept my secret," said the budding actress.

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