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.