Mr Beautiful: I now sell coconuts and sugarcane to survive

To survive the hardship he perceives in Ghana, the popular Ghanaian actor Clement Bonney, widely known as Mr Beautiful, says he has resorted to selling coconuts and sugarcane.

Speaking to the media recently he said, “The collapse of the movie industry has brought extreme hardship on some of us who are actively engaged in this venture.

“In order to survive the hardship in Ghana due to the collapse of the movie industry, I now sell sugarcane and coconut.

“The coconut that I sell is the one grown in my home town in the Central Region, which is Abura Dunkwa,” he said.

His acting career may have been wrecked by his public support for the former president Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2012 and 2016 elections, but Mr Beautiful told Graphic Showbiz in an interview in 2020 that it is not enough reason for him to reject the party.

“I am ever ready to battle with my sweat and blood for Mahama. This is not about Mr Beautiful and his love for Mahama, but now it is glaring that Mahama and the NDC administration performed better for the arts than the NPP has done in the last four years.

“I won’t just make empty claims but support my argument with facts, and those who think otherwise can come and challenge me. The NPP can never compare themselves to the NDC when it comes to their work for the creative arts sector,” he told Graphic Showbiz at the time.