Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Rita Dominic has revealed why she took a break from acting at some point to become a caregiver in London.
The movie star, who has been in Ghana for some days now, while speaking at the Women of Valour International Women’s Day event, explained that she was going through a dark period in her life and she had fallen out with her friends, whom she considered family. As such, she took a break from the industry, because she needed to get out and leave that space for a minute.
She said she gave up her stardom, moved to London, and while struggling to make ends meet, she started working as a caregiver. She added that taking care of others brought her joy and purpose at the time, and hence, why she didn’t feel it was a downgrade.
“Many of you do not know but in 2001/2002 I stopped acting, I left the industry, and I moved to London because it was a very dark period of my life like I said, I had these issues, I just fell out with some friends I considered family and I just gave up acting for a while, I needed to get out, just leave that space for a minute.
“And then I moved to London and then gave up stardom and then, you won’t believe it. This is something I never told people before but while in London I was trying to make ends meet so I started working in a care home as a caregiver for adults with specīal needs, while some might view it as a step-down, I don’t.
Taking care of others brought me joy and purpose at the time I needed it most because remember I took care of my mother and my father when they were ill because I was alone with them.”
In an interview with Joy997fm Ghana, she revealed that a group of persuasive marketers had banned her from featuring in Nollywood movies. According to her, during the VCD era, Nollywood marketers were like mini-gods.
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