Veteran actress Auntie Bee has revealed that her decades-long career in acting has brought her fame but little financial reward, and it prevented her from focusing on having children and getting married.
Speaking on Accra 100.5 FM’s midmorning show, Ayekoo Ayekoo, on Wednesday, the star of the hit TV series Effiewura reflected on her journey.
“Since childhood, I’ve loved acting and working in film so much that I didn’t learn any other trade or craft,” she said. “I couldn’t even concentrate on having children for the same reason,” she added, noting the challenges of being unemployed in film due to pregnancy and childrearing.
“It’s only fame that I got out of acting. I am recognized wherever I go. Acting did not give me marriage. Acting gave me nothing except a little money to spend with my children. Nothing. Well, the car I use up to today is what Rev Obofour or Nii Adotey Gyata gave me for my acting when I went to visit him,” she stated.
With close to 40 years of experience on stage and screen, Auntie Bee’s reflections offer a poignant look at the personal and professional sacrifices made by artists in the entertainment industry.