Ghanaian socialite and actress, Efia Odo has addressed the rumours about her departure from a restaurant the place she beforehand labored and co-owns.
The actress was criticised on social media about her possession of the Eats Avenue restaurant with a number of allegations about how she acquired the partnership.
Among the claims was an allegation that she’s romantically concerned together with her co-partner of the restaurant who owns majority of the shares.
Speaking on the latest podcast on Rants, Bants and Confession, Efia Odo firmly denied the accusations, stating that she has a “platonic” relationship with the co-owner who helps her in no matter she does, describing him as an “uncle”.
“They started creating stories that the man and I are dating that we are in a relationship. That’s the mess up thing about it. He is someone that I respect so much, he’s really put me on a pedestal, he’s opened my eyes to the business aspect. He made me feel like a woman of substance and puts energy into everyone he’s around so I didn’t like the idea that we were dating…so false,” she stated.
“Those were some factors that ended up at where we are now [Leaving her job as a manager of the restaurant]. To take myself out of the equation and say I’m no longer related physically to the restaurant,” she added.
She additionally debunked the claims that her co-partner caught her in a compromising state of affairs with Medikal’s supervisor, Kofi Jam.
“One instance Medikal’s manager came there. They said my co-owner saw me chopping the guy at the restaurant. Like how?” she questioned, dismissing the hearsay as fully false.
Efia Odo defined that her pleasant and sociable nature is usually misinterpreted as flirtation, resulting in misconceptions about her behaviour.
“I am someone who welcomes everyone. I am very hospitable and sociable. I will flirt with my customers because the more I flirt, the more money comes. I do it to both males and females just to let them know that I am not a welcoming person,” she stated.
Reflecting on the impression of the gossip, Efia Odo admitted, “A lot of this gossip affected me; I am human.” Efia says she stays targeted on shifting ahead regardless of the latest controversy in her life.
She added that she remains to be a co-owner of the restaurant and has not denounced her 40% shares.