Ghanaian socialite and actress Akuapem Poloo is demanding answers from social media critics about what qualifies someone to become a celebrity.
She struggles to understand why some critics refuse to acknowledge her as such.
Akuapem Poloo raised this concern during an interview on Joy Prime’s Changes show with Roselyn Felli on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
In their conversation, Roselyn Felli asked, “How did you become a celebrity? People say you’re not a celebrity, but I think you’re a celebrity because a celebrity is one who has a fanbase and Akuapem Poloo has a fun base.”
She responded, “I don’t just have a fun base, I’ve done a lot of movies; Odo Lastic, Sala with Jackie Appiah, Away Bus; a lot of movies. So how many movies do you want me to do before you call me a celebrity?” the actress quizzed while responding to the host.
Explaining how she gained traction on social media and rose to overwhelming popularity, Poloo revealed that she collaborated with a blogger who was known for creating controversial posts about celebrities to make them trend to post about her as well, in order to attract public attention.
“I saw the page talking about celebrities only in a negative way. So I asked myself why the person is fighting all the celebrities. I reached out to her and she responded after 3 months. So I told her that I wanted her to do an advert about me on her page.”
According to her, the blogger initially resisted, but she paid for the post to be made due to how desperate she was for fame. The blogger staged a fight with Akuapem Poloo, which went viral on social media and drew public attention to her.
The socialite also created videos and posted them in support of the blogger’s content, which ultimately earned her the fame she had anticipated.
“After showing all the movies I’ve done and the songs I’ve been featured on, she said we can’t still use that. So she will pick a fight with me by claiming that I called her a prostitute and she’ll let me do some videos and she would use them to insult me on Instagram and Facebook.”
The actress said she had been in the industry for many years without recognition.
However, after the blogger’s posts, she began receiving ambassadorial deals and interview invitations from television stations. Based on this, she concluded that the plan had significantly impacted her career growth.
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