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Life has been a roller coaster ride for TV darling and entertainment host Minenhle “Minnie” Dlamini.
From bad career and relationship decisions and being publicly body-shamed, the sometimes actress says life is about making mistakes, learning and growing from them.
“I am a direct product of all my lessons, good and bad, so no regrets. There are so many ups and downs to mention. When you are passionate about something you take the bad with the good. It’s all about finding your balance. As long as the good outweighs the bad, you keep going,” she says.
Since she started presenting the SABC1 Live Amp show in 2010, Dlamini’s career has blossomed.
The bubbly presenter says she has learnt plenty over the years; such as understanding that the entertainment industry is not all fun and games and that one needs to manage one’s career as one does in any other corporate business.
A decade later, how does she stay relevant in a competitive industry? “I just do my job to the best of my ability. Consistency is key.
I’m on my show, Homeground, every Monday night on Mzansi Magic. I have goals and I work to achieve them. Once there’s a plan and steps taken to realise that plan, the noise fails to distract you.”
Dlamini has done well for herself.
From launching her own skincare range MD Body, to owning a production company, Beautiful Day Productions, with her television producer and director husband Quinton Jones.
This is the same production company that captured the three-part documentary series about their nuptials, Becoming Mrs Jones.
Despite these achievements, Dlamini is her own worst critic. She maintains that she still has much to achieve, but makes sure she does not forget to take a moment to appreciate how great her career and life have been.
As she has grown older, Dlamini says her weight has always fluctuated. Following her marriage, Dlamini gained weight, leaving some to assume that she was expecting a baby.
When asked how she deals with fat-shaming, she says: “I generally ignore them. Sometimes the comments can be really mean, but then I think ‘shame poor thing’.”
But what matters is that she is happily married.
In 2017 Dlamini walked down the aisle with Jones. Their wedding was a lavish ceremony held at the Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West in the Cape.
Three years later, she admits that marriage is not easy. “But life with my person is the best thing in the world.”
Dlamini is still mourning her brother, Khosini, who died after he suffered from a brain aneurysm in September last year.
Prior to this interview, Dlamini asked that there be no questions relating to her brother.
In July the TV host turns 30.
When asked whether she is planning to have a double celebration, she says: “As long as I’m with my family and friends that’s all that matters to me.”
- She can’t multitask
- She cries like a baby during movies
- She prefers savoury snacks to sweets
- She likes to believe she can sing, but her mother says she absolutely can’t and forbids her to sing in public
- She writes during her spare time
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