Ghanaian actor and comedian, Clement Bonney, popularly known as Mr. Beautiful, has opened up about the professional consequences of his political involvement.
In a candid interview on TV3’s The Afternoon Show, Mr. Beautiful revealed that his affiliation with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led to the loss of a lucrative TV commercial deal.
Despite being aware of the potential backlash, Mr. Beautiful stated that he was not deterred, as he believes Ghana is still in its early stages of democracy.
Additionally, he disclosed that his involvement with the NDC also led to a ban on filming with him in the Kumawood film industry.
“I knew there would be attacks. I remember I was in South Africa then my manager told me that some project. They wanted me to do a TV commercial for them. I told them I was ready.
“I flew to Ghana and got to the location. When the Marketing Director came, he said but this is Mr Beautiful, I cannot work with him, he supports NDC. And I said okay, no problem then fly me back so he flew me back,” he shared on Tuesday, September 10.
“Kumawood also called me that all persons in Kumasi support NPP so because I have joined the NDC, I cannot shoot movie with them anymore.
“So, I knew it but what motivated me was that I knew we were still a baby in Democracy and that we would overcome it one day.
I took a bold step and in 2016 all of them came onboard. I was happy when I saw my colleagues joining politics,” he stated.
