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Instagram post 2193555024750185019_2112209369 For the record, I’m the one who proposed. Not that it matters who does the proposing, now does it? ❤️Spoiler alert: he said yes! 😉 #loveislove #proposal #gaycouple #husbands #lgbt #lgbtq
Instagram post 2187040203439416119_2112209369 My hair is delicious, apparently.😋Every time I would recline on the carpet for a stretch I would get mauled by this hair-hungry hound. Even as a puppy Sophia exhibited exquisite taste 😂 #throwback #throwbackthursday #puppylove #hairfood #dogsofinstagram #lol
Instagram post 2186243872982584326_2112209369 There be monsters in the garden 👹#circleoflife #crabspider #bee #insect #garden #pandoreajasminoides #charisma #bowerplant #bowervine #climbingplants
Instagram post 2184104972944383474_2112209369 Bearing fruit 🍇 #grapevine #grapevines #grapes #viticulture #wine #winemaking #cabernetfranc #mountains #bluesky #sunday #powerwalk #views #westerncape #southafrica #countrylife
Instagram post 2182622538700646392_2112209369 After hosting the same show for nearly 14 years, I gained notoriety amongst my detractors for being a vain, emperor-like figure, who was trying desperately not to relinquish his ‘throne’ to someone else. Fun Fact : I never wanted to be a TV presenter. The very first show I anchored, “Chill Out”, was originally meant to be hosted by Justice 'Just-Ice' Ramohlola. But a pre-existing contractual obligation to a rival network resulted in him having to be replaced at the very last minute. During a panicked boardroom brainstorming session with channel heads and the show’s sponsors, someone from marketing piped up with a wild suggestion as I was passionately describing who Justice’s replacement should be. “Why don’t you do it?” she exclaimed! It was less of a ‘Star is Born’ moment and more like a ‘Deer in Headlights’ one, but I did indeed end up assuming the role of presenter, through dumb luck. For my next show, “In Style”, the Commissioning Editor at the time insisted that we try and get @dr.michaelmol to be host. I knew Michael was happy at Top Billing and that he would turn us down, but being the gentleman that he is, he did so in the most gracious way. After a revolving door of male models and pageant kings were paraded before a panel of unimpressed marketing heads, it was once again suggested that I step up to the plate, based on the success of my debut on “Chill Out”. And as for the show that came to define my career, I had actually personally auditioned and cast my dream team of @candymoods and, wait for it… @jackdevnarain as the hosts of Eastern Mosaic. The then CE, however, thought that the following I had garnered from hosting my previous two shows as well as the Miss South Africa pageant would give the rebranded EM a much needed ratings boost. Even during my tenure as EM co-host I had twice wished to surrender the mantle of studio host to someone new, but channel balked and sponsors grew skittish. “Besides,” said one marketing exec, “who would be adept and confident enough to replace you?” Thankfully, the day I shot this link for the 2012 Presenter Search, I (at last) had more than a few answers in mind... #fbf #flashbackfriday #easternmosaic #tvpresenter
Instagram post 2181889378832551258_2112209369 Good Morning World! #morning #vista #view #windowontheworld #roomwithaview #vineyards #mountains #blueskies #estateliving #westerncape #southafrica #lifeisgood #iwokeuptothis #gratitude
Instagram post 2181106062093155564_2112209369 About last night 😍 #sunset #twilight #magichour #vineyards #mountains #burnished #countrylife #countryliving #westerncape #southafrica
Instagram post 2180519860327555621_2112209369 Hitting the reset button 🧘🏾‍♂️ #anewweek #countryliving #estateliving #peaceful #mindfulness #bluesky #cloudporn #reflections #water #watersedge #gratitude #westerncape #southafrica
Instagram post 2177591546457719543_2112209369 Is there such a thing as “the one” and how do you know when you’ve found him or her? As a former bleeding-heart sentimentalist who naively thought that finding true love was like in the movies, I can relate to the idealistic romantics among you who might find my theory a little unsatisfactory - but I believe that, with the exception of a really small group of folks who manage to find and keep their one soulmate, the rest of us (if we’re lucky) meet people who come into our lives for a reason that was perhaps never meant to endure time. And that’s okay. Because they grow us as people, despite the hurt, loss or betrayal of their eventual departure. But most importantly, they ready us for the one we’re really destined to be with. When this beautiful human came into my life, quite serendipitously, I thought I was done with love and relationships. But not in a cynical, bitter sense. Quite the opposite. I was fortunate to have lived through two great romances that spanned a decade, the first of which I sincerely believed to be “the one”. Yet despite the heartbreak of realizing otherwise, I regret nothing. In a world where so few people find someone to love and be loved by, I thought I was already so blessed - and that asking for another try would be, well, greedy. The Universe thought otherwise, thankfully. As for knowing when you’ve found the right companion to grow old with, there comes a moment in your journey together when you look over at them, face to face alone, or across a crowded room when they’re unaware that you’re watching them, and a warm, almost other-worldly feeling washes over you like goosebumps. It isn’t lust, infatuation, pride or even earthly love. It isn’t an emotional thunderbolt revelation either. It’s simply a voice in your head that whispers, “This is right. This is good. Hold on to this.” Thank you for 13 extraordinary years Mr. Smit. It’s my life’s greatest joy growing old with you. #fbf #love #loveislove #relationship #relationshipadvice #interracialcouple #husbands #lgbt #lgbtq
Instagram post 2174886668698446309_2112209369 Geez, calm down bishes! The guinea fowl on the estate can be a little extra sometimes. 🙄 #guineafowl #vineyards #sundown #magichour #crazyhour #estateliving
Instagram post 2174695590821176260_2112209369 Coffee in the vineyards. I ❤️ misty Monday mornings ☕️ #mist #misty #morning #vineyards #cloudy #estateliving
Instagram post 2174051927132804935_2112209369 Our neighbour’s brought out his toys again. Yippee! I do lurve me some vintage 😍 #classiccars #vintage #collectors #austinhealey #austinhealey3000 #jaguarss100 #jaguar #chrome
Instagram post 2173423786295163750_2112209369 Scenes from a picnic. Bon anniversaire Jerome! #picnic #underthetrees #garden #countrylife #countryliving #friends #family #joy #celebration
Instagram post 2173222495908355400_2112209369 Hello Saturday, you sexy thang! ☀️ #saturday #morning #powerwalk #topoftheworld #feeling #vineyards #mountains #westerncape #southafrica #countrylife #countryliving
Instagram post 2171767661921307955_2112209369 Throwback : ah, yes, my old padded red cell! For nearly 15 years I laid down the tracks and did ‘the voice’ for the show’s I worked on, most notably Eastern Mosaic for 13 of those years. Our brilliant scriptwriter Jeremy Bense loved alliteration and peppering his voiceover scripts with French, Italian and even Latin! I think he’s secretly a sadist. 😉 And naturally, there were healthy dollops of Hindi and Tamil in the scripts too. Sometimes I would have to contort my tongue into a series of twisty sentences that were laden with up to 5 different languages all at once! English “T” sounds and Hindi/Tamil “T” sounds, for reference, are dramatically different, requiring the placement of the tip of your tongue in different parts of the hard palate and tooth ridge - and I would often end up literally biting my tongue in the process of articulating them seamlessly one after the other. Fun fact: I just counted, I’ve spent approximately 3 900 hours in these final mix recording studios in all my years as a voiceover artist. Mon Dieu!! 😱 #throwback #tbt #voiceovers #voiceover #finalmix #henleystudios #easternmosaic
Instagram post 2171233099411747043_2112209369 After the storm... #afterthestorm #cloudporn #vineyards #mountains #westerncape #southafrica #countrylife #countryliving
Instagram post 2171011620732508995_2112209369 Surprise rains. Yay!👏🏽 #rain #westerncape #vineyards #roomwithaview #stormyweather #cuddleup
Instagram post 2170450787493366233_2112209369 Cause you can never have too much #salmon #sashimi #sushi #foodporn 🍣
Instagram post 2170449781481137408_2112209369 Death by Mayo, this one...😉 #whoa #sushi #tempura #prawn #tempuraroll
Instagram post 2170444084089691864_2112209369 #sushi #prawn #avalanche #mayo #roe
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  • Band-Aid Apologies, You Can Stick ‘Em! March 12, 2016
  • What Ever Did You Mean, 2015? February 17, 2016
  • The One Time Yuk! September 8, 2015
  • Weapons Of Mass Distraction August 11, 2015
  • Wham! Bam! Instagram! July 16, 2015
  • Wedding Schmedding! May 12, 2015
  • Imraan Vagar Personal Life April 22, 2015
  • Wham! Spam! Thank You Ma’am! April 17, 2015
  • April’s Fool April 13, 2015
  • Snapshots November 20, 2014
  • So long, Eastern Mosaic… November 16, 2014
  • Man On Fire August 5, 2014
  • A Perspective Check July 9, 2014
  • You Are Here May 13, 2014
  • I Would Have Danced All Night! May 11, 2014
  • Say It Isn’t so! May 10, 2014
  • And The Winner Is… May 2, 2014
  • I’m Experimenting! April 22, 2014
  • Beyond The Horizon… April 20, 2014
  • The Affair April 18, 2014
  • Checking In November 8, 2013
  • Giving Thanks September 30, 2013
  • Always Amusing… September 28, 2013
  • The Trouble With Gracious! September 20, 2013
  • Red Carpet Diaries September 6, 2013
  • Getting Technical August 22, 2013
  • Confrontation 101 August 11, 2013
  • Flashback Fridays on Facebook August 2, 2013
  • The Great Repression July 27, 2013
  • A Safe Place July 26, 2013
  • Know Your Worth July 6, 2013
  • The Metaphorical Mirror July 5, 2013
  • The Rulebook You Didn’t Write June 18, 2013
  • A New Chapter June 5, 2013
  • And Papa Had Better Use It! June 4, 2013
  • Papa’s Got A Brand New Blog! April 14, 2013
  • Mind The Gap April 5, 2013
  • The Gingerbread Boy March 25, 2013
  • No Comment March 22, 2013
  • Persona(l) March 6, 2013
  • Yes You Can, Actually February 22, 2013
  • Transcendence February 20, 2013
  • I Wish You Love February 14, 2013
  • You Are Not Your Car February 1, 2013
  • We Can’t Know It Till We Know It January 14, 2013
  • Something’s Gotta Give! January 7, 2013
  • Bite Size December 19, 2012
  • Decode, Disarm, Defeat! October 17, 2012
  • Both Sides Now September 16, 2012
  • Frankly My Dear… August 27, 2012
  • What’s The Why? August 21, 2012
  • Thank You! July 31, 2012
  • Dear Young Person July 15, 2012
  • About Time June 6, 2012
  • Clear As Day… May 6, 2012
  • Truth Be Told April 30, 2012
  • The Bottomless Pit January 20, 2012
  • The TV Guide (Part 2) January 11, 2012
  • Mirror, Mirror… September 17, 2011
  • The TV Guide (Part 1) September 2, 2011

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