20 questions with actress Denise Zimba
1. What's the one app you can't live without?
Spotify.
2. How would you spend R1 million in 24 hours?
Travel to Tokyo, get spa and cosmetic treatments, buy the coolest gadgets and fashion, go to the street markets and eat as much as I can, and sleep at their fanciest hotels.
3. Which song always makes you dance?
Rock with You by Michael Jackson.
4. Which three people (dead or alive) would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?
Eartha Kitt – Her upbringing is a sad story, but she came out on top and understood life and its complexities. I would love to sit with her, hear about her journey and pick her brain.
Marylin Monroe – I want to hear all the scandals and secrets of Hollywood's elite, over margaritas, and to thank her for standing up for Billie Holiday.
Nina Simone – I would love to have her teach me music, how to play the piano. She was one of the best musicians in the world, but because she was black she lost out on what could have been the greatest journey of her life.
5. Which fictional character would you love to play in a movie?
Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. I would love to see a black woman playing that badass action character.
6. If you could relive one day from your past, which one would it be?
Being with a special person dear to me, who has passed on, the true love of my life. I would do anything to go back and fight for us.
7. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Walk into the room knowing you carry the light of God, fearing no man, and knowing that God will always protect you and make way.
8. What's your most-used emoji in chats and why is it your favourite?
The laughing emoji. I'm always cracking jokes and sending the most hilarious memes to everyone.
9. What's the most delicious thing you've ever eaten?
A really good spaghetti bolognaise, followed by the perfect vanilla coconut cake.
10. If you could own a holiday home anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Marbella in Spain.
11. What's your all-time favourite book?
The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav.
12. Who's your biggest inspiration in life?
Me. Because I know my story better than anyone, and what I have overcome inspires me to be better and greater.
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13. What smell instantly takes you back to childhood?
My mom's cooking.
14. Other than your current career, what would your dream job be and why?
A travel writer – being paid to travel the world and experience luxurious places and review them.
15. Sweet or salty snacks – which do you crave more?
Salty. Crackers with tuna or salmon and salsa topped with sriracha sauce.
16. If you had to compete in a reality TV show, which one would it be?
Love Island, lol. To kiss all the boys I like, and stress all the girls out. Knowing it's all a game, and being entertained by those taking it seriously.
17. Name a movie that always makes you cry, no matter how many times you watch it.
The Notebook.
18. What's your most irrational fear?
Burning alive.
19. If your life had a signature catchphrase, what would it be?
'Here we go again! Time to put your big girl panties on.'
20. If you were stranded on a desert island, what are three items you'd want to have?
A ton of wet wipes, tampons and a picture of my baby girls.
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