I have never received a ‘sex-for-role’ request in my career

Ghanaian actress Benedicta Gafah has addressed rumours indicating that she hasn’t been receiving movie roles due to her refusal to sleep with producers.

In an interview with Hitz FM on October 24, 2024, the actress said no producer has ever approached her with a sex-for-role request.

She explained that her absence from the screen is due to her decision to take a break to further her education.

“I haven’t been approached by any director to offer sex for a role before. Maybe because my uncle introduced me to Mr. Akwasi Nyamekye directly. It got to a point where I left the industry to further my education, I was also producing my movies but up to now I haven’t been met with such advances,” she said.

Benedicta also shared insights about the challenges of the movie industry, emphasising that the public often only sees the glamour, not the hardships actors face during production.

“The movie industry is very challenging because people only get to see the glamour and not what we go through when acting. Sometimes we go to locations and they are no internet. And after a long day working you can’t even go online to relieve stress,” she added.

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