‘I feared for my life’ – Vicky Zugah recounts leaving abusive marriage while 8 months pregnant

Vicky Zugah, a Ghanaian actress, recently shared her harrowing experience of leaving an abusive marriage while eight months pregnant at the inaugural "Be Inspired by Tima" Women’s Conference. The conference focused on empowering women to recognize their worth and the strength needed to escape abusive situations. Vicky recounted how her relationship began with verbal abuse, but escalated to physical violence when her partner hit her for the first time.

What started as an isolated incident soon turned into a pattern of abuse, instilling an overwhelming fear for her life. Despite her pregnancy, Vicky decided to leave her partner without knowing the future, as his words had shattered her self-confidence, telling her she would amount to nothing without him and could not provide for their child on her own.

Years later, Vicky has transformed her life, achieving success in the Ghanaian entertainment industry while raising her now 10-year-old son. She brought him to the conference as a symbol of the strength women possess when they decide to leave abusive relationships. Vicky emphasized that divorce should not be seen as the end of the world and encouraged women facing abuse to make decisions about their own future.

She urged mothers to support their daughters who confide in them about marital difficulties, rather than dismissing their experiences or urging them to stay in dangerous situations. Vicky firmly believes that it's better for a woman to leave an abusive relationship and have the chance to rebuild her life rather than remain in a situation that could prove fatal.