Actress/TV Host Michelle Attoh grew up as a tomboy.
She told host of 360 Live on Live 91.9 FM, Kofi Okyere Darko, (KOD) she enjoyed climbing trees and also playing “Chaskele”.
Chaskele is an indigenous stick-and-ball game mostly played by kids in Ghana’s shantytowns. The ball is a crushed tin can, which is hit with a suitable narrow plank of wood, which qualifies for a bat. Lately, it’s been called the local version of cricket.
“I was a tomboy growing up, I played chaskele and climbed trees. This is because most of my cousins were boys.”
Attoh, also disclosed on the show that when she moved back to Ghana at age 12, she couldn’t speak a word of English so she had to school at Ghana International School to learn the language.
She spoke fondly of her mom, actress Rama Brew, who she looked up to for career inspiration and growth in her personal life.
She shared experiences of her acting in Ultimate Paradise and later as a part of South African drama, Egoli, starting her advertising, marketing and communications firm, Emerge, amongst a host of other issues.
“Focus, commitment, energy, these are the things that helped me to juggle acting, my business and family life,” she said.
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