British-Ghanaian actress and TV show host Ama K. Abrebrese has opened up about her experience of moving to Ghana and restarting her career.
Speaking in an interview on Okay FM, she narrated how she was faced with a different reality when she expected to be quickly hired by TV stations.
"I came to Ghana thinking, ‘Oh, my God, I'm gonna come to Ghana and every TV station is going to hire me.’ That didn't happen," she narrated.
Through her role, she learned about auditions and eventually met filmmaker Leila Djansi, who was casting for a film.
“I remember I took a job with a marketing company for a magazine, Canoe Magazine. I would hear of auditions, and then I met Leila Djansi. And Leila was auditioning for a film. Then I went for the audition, and that's how, after having my career in the UK, I had to start again,” she recalled.
Reflecting on her journey, she pointed out the importance of humility among creatives.
She added that despite her extensive experience in the UK, she learned to adjust to a new environment.
“I think if you're going to come to Ghana, come humble. Be humble. Because in Ghana, there have been people who've been doing it for years, so I had to just tell myself, 'Okay, I have all this experience. It's fine. But I'm also in a new terrain, so I had to acclimatise to this terrain.' And for the most part, I would like to think that. I've been welcomed really well. But it wasn't easy,” she said.
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