Popular Nollywood actress Rita Dominic has detailed her reasons for quitting acting in 2001 and 2022 after her mother’s death.
She revealed that she was faced with frustration and turbulent times after her siblings moved back to the UK following their mum’s death.
According to her, she became homeless and was squatting with people while losing faith in the Nollywood industry because of its slow growth at the time.
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The award-winning actress explained that all these “dark period” forced her to also move to London and quit acting in 2001.
“When my mother died, my siblings managed to move back to the UK and I was now all alone in Nigeria. I found myself losing faith in the slow growth of Nollywood. Waiting months between jobs felt like an eternity.
“And then I lost some friends I considered family. It was just a very turbulent time in my life, I don’t want to dwell to much on that dark period, but it led me to hit rock bottom in Lagos.
“I became homeless. I was squatting with people for a stretch. During that process, I put my dream on hold. Many of you don’t know, but in 2001 and 2002, I stopped acting. I moved to London because it was a very dark period in my life,” she said.
Rita Dominic disclosed this at the Women of Valour programme organized by media personality Nana Aba Anamoah.