Oheneyere Gifty Anti, a prominent journalist, motivational speaker, and novelist, revealed her worst moment at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, when she was branded as “beautiful enough but not intelligent enough for the set” in a radio and television magazine.
Gifty Anti disclosed this in an interview with Kafui Dey on the Breakfast Show, when she discussed her first job after National Service with GBC.
She shared her life story with Kafui, stating that her first time on set was unplanned, unprepared, and unofficially dressed on set. “I was wearing a very short skirt and my father’s shirt,” she said.
According to her, a magazine at the time called Radio and Television described her as, “beautiful enough but not intelligent enough for the set”. This happened a week after an appearance on set, when she was asked by one of the presenters at the time to host the newspaper review segment on GTV.
She also mentioned having to hide her face in the newspaper during the review portion since she was trembling the entire time because it was her first time.
She went on to say that she was inspired that “the best form of vengeance is success,” so she cleaned herself up and made the best of herself.
She closed by telling young people who want to thrive and be the greatest versions of themselves to be willing to make sacrifices, work hard, and stay focused.
