For ladies, the age of 30 is always a scary one. It is the age at which one is expected to get married, but at 40? That is seen as a point of no return. Single ladies at 40 would most likely have given up or would have gone ahead to have babies out of wedlock. This is not a hard and fast rule but it is now very common in our society. Marriage is held in high regard in most African societies and there is always constant pressure especially on the ladies to get married. Many believe there is something wrong with a woman when she is not married at the age of 40. It is either she is too proud to submit to a man, or she lacks other qualities that will attract a man to her.

There are, however, ladies who get married after the age of 40 and still have successful marriages. There are also ladies who are 40 and yet do not care about their marital status. Some actresses in Nollywood are in this last two categories. They seem not to care about what the society thinks about their marital status.

Some of them still continue to seek love, while some have been accused of sleeping around, hence they can't find a man to call their husband. A Nollywood pundit likened such actresses to a market woman who displays stale goods. When the goods were still fresh, they were advertising it to the wrong set of customers who only played with it but dropped the goods at the end of the day. Now that the goods are stale, they are looking for the right buyer.

Here are some Nollywood spinsters who are over 40 years, and what they think of their situation...
Source: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/entertainment-news/item/1940-nollywood-actresses-still-single-at-40-but-not-searching