Ghanaian actress Clara Benson, popularly known as Maame Serwaa, has revealed the emotional turmoil she endured following the death of her mother, Mrs. Rose Amoateng Benson.
In an emotional interview on the ‘Okukuseku’ show with Emelia Brobbey, the Kumawood actress narrated how the loss of her mother, coupled with hurtful accusations from the public, pushed her to the brink of depression.
“It’s not easy. I was very close to her. I remember talking to my mum, and she said she wouldn’t die until she held her grandchildren in her hands. Everyone who was close to me knew how tight I was with my mother,” she recounted.
The actress particularly expressed pain over rumours that accused her of being responsible for her mother’s death.
“I was very hurt when I heard people say I had killed my mother or used her for something. Let’s say I wasn’t who I am today or I was someone normal. Would people still say such things about me?” she questioned.
She said the backlash took a severe toll on her mental health, leading her to contemplate suicide on multiple occasions.
“I felt really bad. There were times I would look at myself in the mirror and ask, ‘Am I a bad person?’ I tried to harm myself on so many occasions. I felt that I had lost a part of myself.
“The people around me were even restricting me from my phone because they didn’t want me to see the things circulating about me online,” she revealed.
Maame Serwaa’s mother passed away on December 7, 2017, after a brief illness.
She was laid to rest on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Atwema Koforidua in the Ashanti Region.
Watch the full interview below:
Source: Ghanaweb
