Comedian Helen Paul recounts how she overcame being tagged a “child born out of r@pe”

Helen Paul, a comedian and professor, has shared her heartbreaking childhood story about being born as a result of rape.

Helen revealed at a recent event that her mother became pregnant with her after being r@ped. The comedian recalled not being shown love by her mother’s family members when she went to live with her grandmother after her birth.

Those who gave her grandmother money, she claims, always told her grandmother to use the money for herself and not for Helen, who was born as a result of rape. She also remembered her grandmother telling her that if she isn’t successful, no one will look up to her.

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When asked how she got the name “Helen,” she revealed that a cleric advised her mother to name her after the first person who showed her mercy after her daughter was born.

Helen explained that her aunts asked her grandmother not to give her their family name when she asked how she got her surname.

She went on to say that a man eventually asked them for his name.

Helen Paul has overcome adversity to become a successful comedian in Nigeria and a professor in the United States.

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