From Orphan to Celebrity! Delay details her sad journey through life

Nothing in life comes on a silver platter. Life is a journey with all its ups and downs.

Actress, Entrepreneur, Radio & TV Host Deloris Frimpong-Manso known in showbiz life as Delay has detailed how it all started for her. She is one of the few celebrities here in Ghana who defines the word ‘showbiz’. Delay does the show to the best of her ability and engages herself in the business aspect as well.

In a Facebook post, the award-winning personality revealed that she started her life as a presenter since 1999 in Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region of Ghana, how she moved on to Madina-based Oman Fm through to her business life, says she is an orphan and more.

Read her post

The only thing you start from the top is when you're digging a grave. I started as a presenter at life FM in nkawkaw when I was only seventeen in 1999. I used to be called Frimpomaa on radio then. When my mum died in in 2003 I gave up on my dream for some 2 years and went back into radio in 2005-6 when top radio came back on air. Got on presenters guide in 2007 and was hired by Oman FM that year. Got replaced on Onie after just 8 episode .. I was crushed but kept it to myself and went back to the drawing table... Came up with the Delay show which was first aired on the 4th of April the following year and Smooch too. Afia Schwarzenegger came on in 2011, Delay Mackerel in 2012 and in 2015 after taking some 2 years to make this brands even stronger, I did the Delay tomato paste and Delay Sardines. You see, I am an orphan who was left with two sibling to cater for and no money, support or hope. When I came into this industry I was labeled "not beautiful enough, bush amongst other demeaning tags"... But that didn't stop me.. Today I've employed over 35 workers some with families and we are still on it. And I am more than excited as I get ready to introduce COCOA BROWN. Thank you dearly Miss Jay @smoochgh and @niihalifax . Doesn't matter where you are today!!!

Written by Evershed Shola Amekor|www.bigtriceonline.com