Prominent media personality and actress, Nana Ama McBrown has lamented about the challenges confronting the Kumawood movie in Ghana that have led to its diminishing standards.
She noted that Kumawood which is one of the most popular sectors of movies is no longer lucrative and has rendered most of the actors and actresses jobless.
The actress stressed that had she and other colleagues relied on Kumawood as the only source of income for their livelihoods, they would have attended the gathering without clothing.
“Nana, when it comes to the Kumawood, it is no more lucrative, not even a penny can be gained. Let the truth be told, there is no money in Kumawood. If not for God’s intervention, those of us here would have come naked and disgraced ourselves. But we thank God that he has given us something to work on to cater for ourselves,” McBrown told Otumfuo Osei Tutu II during the Heal Komfo Anokye Project ceremony held in Kumasi.
“As my colleagues have said, this project we have decided to embark on as Kumawood stars, the truth is the money we are taking will not be enough, it will not even advance this project. So we need to do more,” she further advised.
Also, Nana Ama McBrown indicated that she would collaborate with the publicity committee to let the public know about the project and use her media platforms to help as well.
“I work with companies. I have the belief that if I engage them, they will come and contribute. Each one of us will speak with companies we are working with to contribute their quota to this project,” she said.
Speaking on how to enhance the publicity about the project, “We [Kumawood stars] would collaborate with the committee to give the necessary publicity to this project be it TV commercials or door-to-door. If we intensify the publicity about this project, it will help to get more people on board,”she said.
Kumawood stars that were present to grace the occasion include, Agya Koo, Akrobeto, Asabea, and others who pledged to contribute their quota towards the project.
It is recalled that Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s “Heal Komfo Anokye Project” seeks to raise US$10 million in a public fundraising drive for the renovation of the 70-year-old in-patient wards at the Hospital.
The facility according to reports, has not been refurbished for many years, with portions of the building developing defects, including the ceilings, tiling, and general ward environment.
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is the major referral health facility in the Ashanti region, serving the health needs of patients in 12 out of the country’s 16 regions.
Lamenting On Struggles As A Celebrity
Nana Ama McBrown expressed her frustration with the constant criticism she faces from Ghanaians, stating that it hinders her from living a normal life.
Nana Ama who recently went under the knife lamented about how she wished she could put the body on full display.
According to Nana Ama Mcbrown, one of her biggest wishes is to wear a bikini and go to the beach to have fun with her loved ones.
But she fears that as soon as she wears anything that shows off her skin, Ghanaians will descend on her.
She further added that these are some of the perks of being a celebrity.
“As a famous person, everything you do is scrutinized so you can’t even be yourself. You have to deny yourself a lot of pleasure because of the mean comments from Ghanaians. You can’t go to certain places, you can’t wear certain clothes because some people will bash you for not being the role model they expect you to be. You are forced to deny yourself a lot of pleasure to avoid getting criticized.” Nana Ama Mcbrown revealed.
Nana Ama McBrown acknowledged that as a celebrity many parts of her life are out in the open for the public to digest, however, she gets to choose how she reacts to them, which comments she lets in, and the ones she discards.
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