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News24
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News24
Khanyi Mbau embraces dance challenge and love from Gen Zs
She first gained fame through her marriage to a wealthy man and her lavish lifestyle, complete with luxury cars. From her iconic yellow Lamborghini to her star-studded parties, she had Mzansi media captivated. Dubbed the 'Queen of Bling', actress and media personality Khanyi Mbau is known for being both a trendsetter and a controversial public figure. Khanyi has never shied away from wealth and luxury, often gravitating toward money. She has also challenged beauty standards through her openness about cosmetic procedures, including skin bleaching and her recent facelift. Even without trying, she seems to effortlessly capture public attention. If she is not the talk of the town because of her luxurious lifestyle or leaving a man in Dubai, she is trending for giving us her most quoted line, 'A man will leave you in the desert without water.' So why is she trending this time? It's all about her over-the-top dance to Culoe De Song's hit 'Nguwe'. Her energetic moves have captivated Mzansi TikTok users so much that they've created a viral dance challenge around it. She took to Instagram to thank all the Gen Zs who have been showing her love through the dance challenge. 'To all my GenZ's the love and attention you give me … the KHANYI CORE has me feeling so overwhelmed and my heart is full of love and gratitude,' she posted. 'My entire career brought to life year in and out by all of you is not something I can ignore. Thank you all for seeing me. Abundance to all of you, my babies, she concluded. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Khanyi Mbau Metanoia (@mbaureloaded) Khanyi has also graced multiple productions such as Muvhango, Abo Mama, The Wife, Young, Famous and African, and her recent film Meet the Khumalos is still streaming on Netflix.
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Netflix stole my idea for erotic show, claims 'Queen of bling' Celia Sawyer
She'll do everything to fulfil a client's dreams, even if asked to install a 24-carat gold and platinum bath when fitting out a private jet. But unstoppable interior designer Celia Sawyer, star of Channel 4 's Four Rooms – and dubbed 'Queen of bling' – doesn't care to see her ideas appropriated by others without a word of thanks, still less financial reward. But that, alleges the statuesque Sawyer, who stands 5ft 9½in even before she's strapped on her Yves Saint Laurent gold sandals, is exactly what happened when she suggested a project to Netflix. 'I sent them a synopsis for a TV show called Kinky Rooms,' Sawyer, 58, tells me. Netflix said 'they were going to delete it'. Sawyer, who left school at 15, got on with her commercial commitments, drawing up plans for everything from yachts to country houses, from her Mayfair office opposite Claridge's. But she was taken aback by what happened the following year. 'A programme came out on Netflix called How To Build A Sex Room,' she tells me. 'It was exactly the same idea, exactly the same format we had come up with,' insists Sawyer, who cites, by way of example, her proposal for an episode devoted to designing a room to cater for those who label themselves 'polyamorous'. One episode of Netflix's eight-part series did exactly the same, bearing the strapline: 'Melanie designs a swanky dungeon to fit Lester and Soriya's polyamorous family'. Another was devoted to the creation of 'a rock 'n' roll sex basement', while a third was summarised as: 'Meaghan and Dave seek five-star spa vibes for their intimate escape'. Sawyer, who has an adult son and daughter by her husband, Nick, 63, a food commercials director, didn't take this lying down. 'I wrote to them and said it is very similar to the show that I sent you.' In return, Sawyer claims, she received 'a stroppy letter – a legal letter from their lawyer telling me that they did not take the idea'. Sawyer was incensed. 'You put a lot of work into this stuff and then that happens. I was really upset. It was awful.' Subsequently, though, she had her hands full at her house on Sandbanks, Dorset. She and Nick were embroiled in two years of tit-for-tat wrangling with a neighbour who remodelled his house so that – they claimed – it overlooked their garden, prompting Celia to remark that she felt 'very uncomfortable' when relaxing in a bikini. She and Nick are now planning to sell up for £4million and spend more time at their house in Barbados. A Netflix spokesman declines to comment. Grubs up? I'm a Celeb's Toffolo seeks 'fun chef' In the jungle, Georgia Toffolo retched her way through cockroaches, maggots and a smoothie of crocodile anus and pig testicles. Back home, the I'm A Celebrity winner prefers finer fare. Toff, 30, is seeking a chef to serve her and her new husband, BrewDog co-founder James Watt, 43. 'We're looking for a fun young chef to join our family home in London,' she says in an advert on members-only website Radio H-P. 'This is a full-time role with flexible hours, cooking for me, my husband and our children.' Watt has two children with ex-wife Johanna Basford. The Stones 'are making a new album – and want to tour again' Rolling Stones fans were left disappointed when the band scrapped plans for a British and European tour this year. So this might give them some satisfaction. I can reveal that Sir Mick Jagger, 81, has been reunited with Keith Richards, 81, Ronnie Wood, 77, and drummer Steve Jordan, 68. 'They are in the studio right now recording their new album – the follow up to Hackney Diamonds,' Ronnie's ex-wife, Jo Wood, tells me at a party in Notting Hill. She admits: 'I shouldn't have told you that.' The band are understood to be working with producer Andrew Watt at Metropolis Studios in Chiswick. They shelved this year's tour because of 'logistical issues' surrounding 'venues and travel' and 'pre-existing plans'. However, Jo – whose novel The Resurrection of Flo is out next month – says: 'They want to tour again.' Jordan replaced drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021 aged 80. Posh Spice's royalties continue to roll in Victoria Beckham hasn't sung with the Spice Girls since 2012, but her royalties continue to roll in. Spice Girls Ltd made a £93,000 profit last year, according to newly filed documents. With Posh Spice owning a fifth of the business, her share comes in at £18,600 – enough to top up her cellar with a few bottles of David's favourite 1961 Chateau Petrus, costing £3,000 per bottle. Lineker banned from football writer's memorial service Gary Lineker has been banned from speaking at the memorial service for celebrated football writer Brian Glanville, who died this month aged 93. 'I vetoed his being invited to speak at my dad's memorial when my sister suggested it,' Glanville's son Mark says. 'Won't have him anywhere near.' Tailor to the stars' special creation Celebrity tailor Joshua Kane has revealed that his wife, graphic designer Lottie Archer, is expecting their first child. Joshua 40, shared this photograph online of Lottie, 33, showing off her bump in a pink suit he created to match his own. 'Time for some baby bespoke,' wrote the designer, who has dressed Sir Rod Stewart and actor Jason Momoa. Paltrow in a pinch over hair loss Known for her golden locks, Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that she is going to great lengths to stop her hair from falling out. So bad is the problem that she's even tried injections in her scalp. 'So many women I know are quietly dealing with hair loss,' says the Hollywood star, 52. 'I've tried a handful of treatments over the years, nothing seemed to move the needle – not even injecting my scalp with actual needles.' The latest treatment she's tried involved a plastic surgeon and a device that uses acoustic sound waves and air pressure to stimulate hair growth. 'It was completely painless,' Gwynnie (right) says. 'Honestly, I think my hair's already feeling a bit fuller.'
