Drum – 22 August 2019

(Jacob Rumans) #1

http://www.drum.co.za 22 AUGUST (^2019) | 15
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has helped pave
PinkyGirls’ way
into showbiz.
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aspiring DJ sells
her own branded
clothing online.
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of being tight
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“People expect me to behave like her,
be loud, bubbly and always look stylish,”
PinkyGirl says. “But I am chilled, I’m a
Pretoria kasi girl. I am simple and down
to earth. I can chill on an electric box
in the township.
“I can’t put myself under pressure
to try and be like my cousin. She’s not
my friend, she is my
blood. I can’t compare
myself to her.”
She’s learnt a thing or
two from Queen B and
plans to put it to use to
blaze her own trail.
“Bonang helped me to
get my foot in the game by allowing
me to be on her show.”
She also wants to host women em-
powerment conferences and has plans
to launch a beauty range next year.

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HE’S using her reality show
fame as a stepping stone for
bigger things but two years
after first appearing in Being
Bonang she’s still coming to
terms with her popularity.
“I’m such a simple girl that I sometimes
go out without makeup on and people
want to take pictures,” PinkyGirl says.
“But I chose this life, so I must live it
well.”
And live it well she does. One of the
perks of being Bonang’s beloved cousin
is accompanying her on international
trips. “My first trip was Paris and I loved
it,” she says. “New York was too much, it’s
too busy, there’s too much noise and
the smell isn’t nice. I don’t like Dubai, it’s
too glam, but I love Lagos in Nigeria.”
She’s an only child but considers
Bonang (32) a big sister. Their other
cousins sometimes get jealous of her
travels with “Moghel” but “we grew up
being the only girl cousins back then,
so we did everything together”.
They’re thick as thieves yet fight like cat
and dog. “It’s normal. But we don’t argue
for too long,” PinkyGirl says. “I give her
space when she goes crazy. I just keep
quiet because I know she’s dramatic.”
PinkyGirl’s parents, mom Pertunia and
dad Phinius Kesebone Mekgwe, both
teachers, support her new career as a
celebrity. “They’ve seen how far one can
go through my cousin and they believe I
can also achieve whatever I set my mind
to,” she says. “So I work hard, I still help
at home because I want my parents to be
happy and I want to make them proud.”
She’s hitting her stride but she’s not
winning in the dating game. “I’m afraid
of dating a fan. I just want a down-to-
earth guy who doesn’t take fame too
seriously,” PinkyGirl says.
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