A celebrity is someone famous either in the sports or the entertainment industry. In Ghana, most people have been tagged as celebrities due to their profession or an activity they participated in.
A lot of these celebrities created controversies on social media and that made them popular. Many have questioned the kind of people who deserve to be called a celebrity since anyone who gains social media fame is considered a celebrity in Ghana.
For some time now, Ghanaians have been entertained with a dating a program known as Date Rush on TV3.
Females believed to be singles are mostly paraded with males picking their choice for a date. There are times where the tables turn and men take over the position of the women.
Since its inception, several young ladies and gentlemen have passed through the program. Most of them have had the opportunity of being picked for a serious relationship whilst some, unfortunately, walked home lonely.
Some of the contestants have distinguished themselves through their utterances and their presentation on the show.
A few of the contestants have been trending on the various social media pages since the show began. This article has selected the contestants who have become celebrities overnight through the program.
Ignatius Baidoo
Well known as the pink man, Ignatius Baidoo gained a lot of fame after he appeared on the show. Ignatius had most of the ladies itching to hang out with him until he did the unthinkable.
After leaving the rashes of two ladies on, Ignatius surprisingly ignored all of them and walked away. This particular decision by Ignatius made one of the ladies, Freelove very angry.
Ignatius became the topic for discussion for many days in the media space. Ignatius has since become a celebrity. Recently, he made a statement about his wife and the Date Rush contestants that made a lot of headlines.
Ruby
She is now popular and has constantly been in the news for different reasons. After several appearances on the Show, Ruby had a match who was popularly known as the Powder guy.
Ruby jilted Powder guy on live television with the reason was that he was cheating. All the pleas by Powder Guy to win back the heart of Ruby proved unsuccessful.
Ruby is now a celebrity as well. She is currently trending in the news after she was granted an interview and indicated that she is only looking for a rich man to be with.
Bella
With Bella, she recently had a date on the show after she was turned down by many young men who appeared.
She has been trending in the news continuously and her social media followers keep growing by the day. Bella has also risen to become a ‘celebrity on the program.