Clara Wamaitha alias Mama Stella or Cindy who starred in Machahari Show cancelled in 2019 has opened up on her battle with vitiligo and depression after walking away from the limelight.
On Saturday, she told fellow actor Hiram Maina alias Kamuhunjia on his YouTube show that she developed vitiligo after Machachari show was cancelled.
She started noticing a change into her skin colour and this stressed her out. Wamaitha sunk into depression thereafter.
The mother of three said that life became difficult because her medical condition required a lot of money for treatment which she did not have after the show’s cancellation.
She says she was not alarmed at first when she noticed that her skin pigmentation but it went full-blown. Her children have been catering for her medication but ran out of finances yet she still needs specialized treatment.
She offers that the condition has drained her at a time when he is jobless and stigmatized to a point she cannot get a job because some people view her differently.
“At some point I have been depressed. Before I accepted it was hard…as an artist and your skin changes there are fellow artistes who will never invite you to their shows because of your condition,” she said.
She has appealed to well-wishers to help her get full medical attention.
“If you know a good vitiligo doctor out there I will not mind if you help me get medical help and foot my bills. I would want to get back on track.”
Remembering her days back in Machachari, she said the show was a big boost to her life.
“For those ten years, I have been able to educate my three kids up to university using loans…” Wamaitha added.
