Empress Gifty Breaks Silence On Her US Accident And Partial Vision Loss: "We've Suffered Before"

Empress Gifty Breaks Silence On Her US Accident And Partial Vision Loss: "We've Suffered Before"

  • Empress Gifty has shed light on the aftermath of her unfortunate accident in the US, which cripled her
  • The gospel singer said a near plane crash during her recovery caused her to lose her eyesight
  • She shared her testimony in a recent interview recounting how all hopes were lost, yet she never gave up

Ghanaian gospel singer Empress Gifty has opened up about how her accident in the US affected her life.

The singer said she couldn't walk and had to consider a herbal doctor in Takoradi as an alternative to help regain her mobility.

Empress Gifty, Ghana, Hopeson Adorye, Takoradi, Accra, Kotoka International Airport
Empress Gifty shares more about how she lost her eyesight. Photo source: Instagram/EmpressGifty
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Recounting her experience with radio broadcaster Fiifi Pratt in a recent interview, Empress Gifty established while crippled, a plane crash scare caused her to lose her vision.

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"We took a flight to Takoradi to go and see the herbal doctor. While en route, we were told we needed to return to the base for an emergency landing because the plane had developed a fault."

According to Empress Gifty, the episode on the plane led to a partial vision loss. She only regained her sight after about a month.

At the time, she was married to Prophet Osei, her former husband, who was planning to divorce her.

The singer is now married to politician Hopeson Adorye, who was the Deputy National Security Coordinator in charge of Airports. The politician, who lost his wife to cancer in 2017, married Empress Gifty in 2018.

The Aseda hitmaker now wears several hats as a wife, mother and TV presenter. In May, the first episode of the singer's UCook show on UTV went live. The new show comes after Nana Ama McBrown exited the station, taking along her widely viewed McBrown's Kitchen.

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Empress Gifty hails Kuami Eugene

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Empress Gifty spoken or the first time about her new song Watch Me, written and produced by Kuami Eugene.

The gospel singer shared that the Lynx Entertainment signee personally called her to gift her the song.

She added that the song spoke to her and accurately documented the twists and turns of her life.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor who joined YEN.com.gh in September 2023. He studied Development Planning at KNUST, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Morgan Heritage. In 2024, Peter completed Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation