Two Ghanaian actresses, Rose Mensah, otherwise known as Kyeiwaa, and Christiana Awuni, have had their bitter side of being famous without money.
The two actresses became extremely popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to their leading roles in the popular local television drama show, Cantata.
It however emerged that despite the show’s popularity, Cantata stars benefitted very little financially from the production.
Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Adom TV, Christiana Awuni said they were hooted at and forced to run out of the premises by some market women.
“There was a day myself and Rose Mensah (Kyeiwaa) went to sell ‘fos’ at Tema Station. The traders mocked and hooted at us. It was terrible.
“They chased us out, and we had to flee from the embarrassment,” the actress revealed.
Kyeiwaa is currently married and living in the United States of America (USA) with her husband.