Veteran Ghanaian comic actor Kingsley Kojo Kyeremateng, popularly known as Ajos, has said being a popular figure in Ghana is problematic as the individual loses his or her privacy.
In an interview on Showbiz 360 with Giovani Caleb, Ajos claimed that fame can attract all kinds of people to one’s life, including people with ulterior motives.
“Being popular can be problematic. It’s not good. You end up attracting different kinds of people to you. People who want money from you, people who want to use you to be popular, and people who hate you.
You can’t do anything for yourself, everything you do is all for public consumption. It’s like you are there for the masses,” he lamented,” Ajos explained.
He recounted a harrowing incident thirty years ago at Accra, where he found himself uncomfortable due to fame.
“I had gone to Accra UTC on an errand some thirty years ago. There I felt the urgent need to visit the toilet. As soon as I got out of the car, someone came up to greet me and started asking me questions. Meanwhile, I was struggling to hold it in.
“There was no public toilet around. But I couldn’t look around because there were a lot of people in the vicinity all looking at me and trying to talk to me.
“So, I had to do it inside my car, in the front seat and drive home. So being popular is not good at times,” he narrated.
Ajos further recounted an embarrassing moment in Takoradi market when traders soiled his blue shirt because he had played a role in a movie which they deemed “bad”.
