Popular comedian and skit maker Sydney Egere, better known as Sydney Talker, has opened up about his difficult upbringing, revealing a childhood marked by instability, neglect, and family struggles.

In a candid interview with Rasheedat Ajibade on Saturday, the content creator spoke about growing up in a broken home where he was constantly shuffled between relatives due to his father’s issues with drug addiction.

“I was a child that the family never wanted,” Sydney said. “I stayed with the rich, the poor, average, village, golden house; think about it, I did everything, finally stayed with my Aunty. And God started intervening in my life.”

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He explained that both his parents repeatedly rejected him, passing him back and forth during his formative years. “My mum was taking me back to my father, my father was taking me back to my mum. Finally, my mum came to accept that she just had to accept me.”

Sydney revealed his father, the youngest in the family, was battling drug addiction and lacked support or direction at the time. “My dad was last born in my family and he was into drugs. So, everybody doesn’t really care about him. He wasn’t focused that time.”

He also shared a startling detail about his conception, explaining that his mother initially tried to terminate the pregnancy. “To be honest with you, my mum had me the first time and because of how she saw my dad going up and down, she took me out, I mean abort. Then somebody told her that I was going to come back. That’s how they found my mum and my dad again come back, had a child again, and that was me.”

Even after he was born, his mother considered a second abortion when she noticed his father slipping back into addiction. “This time around, she saw my dad going back to drugs, then she was like she was going to take me out again, but my grandma said, don’t worry, bring him, I will train him.”

From there, Sydney’s childhood became a cycle of instability. “That’s how I stayed with my grandma, started staying with family back and front. It was just going until my mum said, bring my child. I stayed with my mum, to a point, I stayed with my Aunty. When things tough, I stayed with my uncle, stayed with my cousin, I literally stayed everywhere. I have seen everything. I literally saw different stuff.”

His story has resonated with many fans online, drawing praise for his honesty and resilience in the face of adversity.

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