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I contemplated suicide on hitting rock bottom – actress Wema Sepetu

Wema Sepetu [Photo: Instagram]

Miss Tanzania 2006 Wema Sepetu has opened up about her lowest moment and shared how she battled depression with the help of her mother, Miriam. Speaking to Wasafi TV, Sepetu disclosed that when she sank low and contemplated suicide, she retreated to her mother’s house for three months.

Without giving details as to what almost drove her to the brink, Sepetu, in the candid interview with the Trendy Show, explained that her mother unwaveringly stood by her side as she went through the motions of depression. The Bongo movies star noted how her mother would keep watch as she slept and would keep an eye on her whenever she accessed the lavatories.

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