Famous Kumawood actress and brand ambassador, Clara Amoateng Benson, popularly known as Maame Serwaa, has courted attention for her failure to properly recite the Ghanaian national pledge.
The young actress was asked to choose between the Ghanaian official and unofficial national anthem or the national pledge for a recitation on air.
Maame Serwaa, who was taken aback by the challenge, immediately began screaming and burst into laughter. After several deliberations, she decided to recite the Ghanaian national pledge.
The former child actress started her recitation on the right track before stumbling after the second stanza.
After failing to get an individual in the studio to help her with the third stanza of the national pledge, the young star confessed that she had not recited it for a long time and had forgotten the words used.
Maame Serwaa continued to struggle throughout the rest of the recitation, leading her to stop. She later successfully sang the Ghanaian national anthem along with the host.
The Kumawood actress, who recently landed a brand ambassadorial deal with food company, McPhilix Foods, shared that she had difficulties singing the Twi version of the unofficial Ghanaian national anthem.
Maame Serwaa’s struggle to recite the Ghanaian national pledge came as a big surprise to many Ghanaians on social media, considering her academic accomplishments.
The Kumawood actress recently graduated from Knutsford University College, a prominent tertiary institution located at East Legon in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, with a bachelor’s degree after four years of study.
Many of Maame Serwaa’s colleagues in the Kumawood movie industry, including Nana Ama McBrown, Big Akwes, Don Little, and Oboy Salinko, attended her big graduation ceremony, which was held on the school’s premises.
Maame Serwaa’s pledge recitation struggles stirred a lot of reactions from some concerned Ghanaians.
“Eeeii graduate paaa who just completed school just this year 😂😂😂😂😂.”
Nashy Barbie
“A graduate student 👩🎓 paaa. Eiii Ghana schools 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
Limitless King
“I shy give Maame Serwaa😁So why did she graduate? Did she pay money or what?😂.”
Ali Waseela
Maame Serwaa on Experience as an Actress
The Kumawood actress disclosed that throughout her experience as an actress, no producer has ever asked for sex in return for a role.
She also mentioned that she has plans to start producing her films.
“I’ve had the idea of being a producer when I decided to experience more, even though I’m an actress and I know more about the job. I want to experience how the directors and producers do their jobs.
“I decided to search for more. So when I was in school, that was the idea I had. When I completed school, I met with my management and told them I wanted to start my own production and also audition young talents.”
Maame Serwaa
She bemoaned how the ‘sex for roles’ perception has deterred people from exploring their acting talents.
“People have talents in Ghana, but they are scared to bring themselves on board because of the things they’ve heard. People always ask whether it’s true that producers ask for sex in return for roles. Because of that, some parents are scared to allow their children to start acting.
According to her, the people and the producers she has worked with are all big producers, and they have never and will never ask for sex for a role. “I don’t know what’s going on or the new producers in the scene have made things change this much,” she added.
Maame Serwaa also stated that she is ready to prove to people that upcoming talents can be groomed to reach the level she is at today.
“This is the time we need to prove to people that whatever they are thinking is not like that. If you have the talent, then why not? We can use that talent for you to be like the stars we see on the screen.”
Maame Serwaa
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