I Once Lived In A Mechanic Shop – Delay

Ghanaian broadcaster, Deloris Frimpong-Manso popularly known in showbiz as Delay, has disclosed she once lived in a mechanic shop.

Addressing patrons at the 2018 iYES Conference held at the National Theatre in Accra, she narrated that her auntie whom she was staying with at Tema, threw her out of the house due to a misunderstanding between them.

“Around 2003, I was staying with my auntie in Tema and I had a little argument with her and her husband thought I was a bit difficult to control so they threw me out of the house. I was 21. I had nowhere to go. I ended staying with some friends at a mechanic shop in Tema Community 2,” she said.

The controversial broadcaster hinted that few weeks after she was sacked from her auntie’s house, her mother passed away. Touching on her career as a broadcaster, she indicated that the journey has not been rosy.

She recounted how she worked at Adom FM at midnight for a year without salary because she was not an employee  According to her, these challenges did not deter her from pursuing her dreams.

She believes the challenges rather prepared her for the successes she is enjoying now.
Delay has noted for her exceptional questioning abilities on her Delay Show.

She has worked with Life FM, Nkosuo FM, Top FM, TV3 and Oman FM in the past.