‘I was bullied for being on TV'- Nandi Madida reflects on child star journey
However, what many don't realise is that the media personality actually began her entertainment career as a child star.
Nandi was just 15 years old when she appeared on the children's TV show 'Bling.'
Looking back on her media journey, she shared a video of herself on a TV show, revealing that she was bullied during her teenage years simply for being on television.
'I began my journey on a children's TV show at just 15 years old
a young girl from Durban with big dreams. Still in high school, but already certain that if I stayed the course, those dreams would one day become reality,' she shared.
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'At the time, I was often bullied for being on TV and for being a high achiever. But none of that deterred me. In fact, it prepared me for the real world.'
Her words of encouragement to the younger are that 'Nothing is handed to you.'
Twenty-two years later, the award-winning media personality has achieved far beyond what her younger self could have imagined.
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