NFL Star Cam Newton Explains Why He Didn’t Marry Ex-Girlfriend/Mom Of His 4 Kids Kia Proctor: “I was on temptation island.”
Cam NewtonHe is speaking out about his life as a professional athlete and the temptations that come with it. In a recent episode of his “Funky Friday” Youtube series, the 31-year-old quarterback revealed that his job as an NFL player hindered him from marrying his long time girlfriend and mother of his four children, Shakia ‘Kia’ Proctor ,34, When asked why he never proposed to Proctor, Newton revealed that at the time of their relationship, he was not husband material.
“That’s a great question… The thing is that person that I was while we were having children together, I couldn’t be the best husband. I wasn’t prepared to be a husband then…I was on temptation island. A football player, young, ‘no’ is not even in my vocabulary.”
He continued,
“I just found myself in this downward spiral. Did she deserve better? I would humbly say, yes, she did… I was falling deeper into my own selfishness and realizing I gotta be better.”
Cam Newton
He continued to explain that the pair met at a young stage and are no longer the same people. Newton explained,
“We were both young … But at the same time, the person that she was when I met her, it wasn’t the person she was when I left her. When I met Kia, I say this protecting her, she wasn’t the one to be like, ‘I want to be married.’”
Cam Newton and Kia ProctorIn 2013, they began dating and have four children together. Sebastian Newton, Sovereign-Dior Cambella, Camidas Swain Newton, Cashmere Saint Newton. Newton reportedly claimed Proctor’s older daughter, a child from a previous relationship, as his own.
Kia Proctor and her children
After the NFL quarterback player allegedly had an alleged baby with an Instagram model, the couple split in 2020. La Reina Shaw.
Cam Newton, La Reina Shaw, son Caesar – thejasminebrand
During the interview Cam Newton Credit to Kia Proctor for having “patience” during the hard times they faced throughout their relationship.
“And she was around me through a lot of success, a lot of downfalls and I respect her for that to this day, but it never led to the ultimate commitment, and that is a ring… We just grew apart and we have a great working relationship now and where we have beautiful children and we’re seeing them grow day in and day out.”
Newton said that he is currently single and not romantically linked with anyone. Kia ProctorHe supports her in all her endeavors and hopes to continue to be a good parent.
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