"I have lost a lot of very good friends" - Anita Erskine

Portia Arthur

June 22, 2015 11:16 AM

Anita said two months on air has been great with fantastic criticism and she hopes to honour invitations from her good friends

Anita Erskine

TV and radio presenter, Anita Erskine, has revealed she has lost a lot of good friends due to her busy work scheduled.

The Mother-of -two added, if there is anything she could change in her life, it would be honouring invitations from friends either to support them or to perform a special role on their special occasions.

In an interview with an Accra based newspaper, Anita, co-presenter on Drive Time With Bola Ray on Starr FM explained, “My friends and I mean very good friends. People I grew up with have sometimes asked me to be the MC at their weddings, book readings and other special occasions but I am unable to make it even though I had promised to be there".

“I could not make it because work came along and I could not ignore that. As a result, I have received very bad text messages from friends who just did not want to know anymore. I have lost a lot of very good friends and attempts to make it up to them has proved futile, she added.

Anita recalled that, “I lost a friend recently because I had promised to be the MC at her programme. Unfortunately, on the said day, I could not make it because I was in a meeting and my friend has completely cut me off. I called to beg her, sent text messages, then later asked another friend to talk to her on my behalf, but she was so hurt and said she doesn’t want me as a friend anymore"

Pinpointing a particular instance, which has been very heart breaking to her and keeps ‘haunting’ her, Anita said it was when a very close friend told her she never keeps her word.

“That statement really got to me. I still feel very bad about it because I am someone who likes to keep to my word. Sometimes, I wish my friends would understand. However, very few of my friends understand the kind of work I do but most of them go away because they feel so hurt I could not be there for them”.

Talking about her personal life, Anita said, she did not use to make time for herself until her supportive husband advised her to take time off her busy schedule to rest.

In recent news, Anita Erskine unveiled she had to make a tough decision to join Starr FM because she had a lot of good offers elsewhere.“I made a wise choice joining Starr FM because I believe the company has a great future. Although I am still leaning, very soon Anita will take over the airwaves very soon".

Portia Arthur