Speaking at the Women of Valour International Women’s Day event in Accra, Ghana, Nollywood veteran Rita Dominic has disclosed that she became a caregiver in London, during a hiatus from acting in the early 2000s.
Opening up about her reasons behind the break, she stated it was during a challenging period, and she needed a break from it all prompting her to move to London, a move she said was the right one as at the time.
Dominic alluded that she loved taking care of people, showing them affection and love, and being a caregiver have her a purpose during those trying period, she equally recalled how she catered for her ailing mother and recounted the pain of watching her slowly slip away until she died in 2001.
Recounting her stories, the famous actress said; “Many of you do not know but in 2001/2002 I stopped acting, and I left the industry. I moved to London because it was a very dark period of my life like I said, I had these issues, I just fell out with some friends I considered family and I just gave up acting for a while, I needed to get out, just leave that space for a minute.”
“I started working in a care home as a caregiver for adults with special needs, while some might view it as a step-down, I don’t. Taking care of others brought me joy and purpose at the time I needed it most because I remember I took care of my mother and my father when they were ill because I was alone with them.”