Anastasia Owusu: Former Child Actress Breaks Her Silence on Her Exit From Kumawood Industry
- Anastasia Owusu has detailed the reasons behind her premature departure from the Kumawood movie scene
- In a video, the former child actress also recounted her early beginnings in the film industry and life outside the silver screen
- Anastasia Owusu's remarks about her exit from the Kumawood industry triggered many reactions from netizens
Former Ghanaian child actress Anastasia Owusu has opened up about her exit from the Kumawood movie industry after resurfacing in the limelight.
Source: TikTok
In an interview with Papa Jay of Poleeno Multimedia, the former young actress recounted some of the movies she featured in alongside top movie stars like Agya Koo, Nana Ama McBrown, Mercy Asiedu and many others at the age of 8.
Anastasia Owusu shared that she got her foot into the film industry through Mercy Asiedu, with whom she was living at the time.
Anastasia Owusu speaks about Kumawood exit
Speaking about her exit from the Kumawood film industry, Anastasia Owusu stated that she could not fully focus on her education due to her career.
She noted that she left Mercy Asiedu's residence to stay with her grandmother and no longer had any connection with her or the other Kumawood movie stars.
Anastasia Owusu also stated that her father was also against her acting career because it conflicted with her education at Wesco Practice School (Annex) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
She said:
"My father was against me pursuing my acting career. He was okay with me being with Mercy Asiedu until I came to stay with my grandmother. He didn't allow them to take me along on set when I was with my grandmother. He only wanted me to go to school."
The former child actress noted that she later went on to complete her secondary at Juaben Senior High School (SHS).
Anastasia Owusu noted she lost contact with many Kumawood actors and was unable to reach any of them. She mentioned that she only heard from a movie director, with whom she had worked before cutting ties.
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She also recounted that she hardly earned a lot of money from her early acting career despite featuring in some high-profile Kumawood movies.
The video of Anastasia Owusu speaking about her exit from the Kumawood industry is below:
Anastasia Owusu resurfaces in public with her children
Anastasia Owusu resurfaced on the public scene recently, looking all grown up after many years out of the spotlight.
Source: Twitter
In a series of photos, the former child actress, who goes by the Obideaba name on TikTok, looked all grown up as she flaunted her two children.
Reactions to Anastasia's remarks about Kumawood exit
YEN.com.gh has gathered some comments from social media users below:
ObadiahGyedu commented:
"We thank God she is back again."
goodyOTV wrote:
"At first, I thought she was Mercy. Same size and laughter ☺️."
sarahopoku3166 said:
"Wow, Beautiful Obideaba 😊."
HannahAfariCudjoe commented:
"But she is still famous."
Akosua Agyapong counsels Yaa Jackson on lifestyle
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Akosua Agyapong counselled Yaa Jackson on her lifestyle choices in an interview with Nana Romeo on Okay FM.
In a video, the veteran highlife musician cautioned the Kumawood actress against dressing inappropriately.
Akosua Agyapong also expressed interest in working on a musical project with Yaa Jackson.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
