Govi said age is never an issue in who he wants to date.
"Uh, yes, as long as we have chemistry. In my own life, I have dated older ladies from back then."
Speaking to Word Is, Govi said he was misunderstood as he did not mean old women.
He explained his statement.
"Kenyan fans are interesting. Old means someone or something that is overstayed. For me, I meant older. You could be a day older and that is what I meant," he said.
"I am open to dating any woman but my preference is older, which could mean one day older, two months or even 50 years older."
Govi added that his fans did not wait for him to explain what he meant.
"Love is about two people. You cannot decide for anyone who to love. People have a mentality that I am still the kid they saw on Machachari and that they can dictate what I should do."
Govi said he has ever dated one who was four years older than him.
"I think that is the oldest I have gone. That is my limit. Four years and below is my preference."
He said being exposed to adult life at a young age made him mature early.
"If you grow up somewhere seeing older people behaving in a certain way, you might end up liking that," he said.
Govi started acting at Machachari at the age of five years.
"Being exposed to older people at a young age has made me want to date a woman older than me. Once in school, I pecked a classmate and she started crying. I was like why is she crying? It's normal."
He asked his Kenyan fans to embrace him as a grown-up person who can make his decision.
Asked if he has ever cried over a heartbreak, Govi said everyone has cried.
"I think for me, my reason for crying was that the world says, 'When heartbroken, cry about it'," he said.
"I tend to be closer to those who heartbreak my heart. I become friends with them but everyone has their own life. Heartbreaks have made it hard for me to trust people."
