The winsome couple of the 2015 Big Brother Mzansi, Nkanyiso “Ace”
Khumalo and Ntombifuthi “Ntombi” Tshabalala, are still a happy item
three months after hitting the jackpot with a R1 million cash prize
each.
Now the pair, who shot to fame as the “we have nothing” Ace, 24, and
Ntombi, 22, lovebirds in the reality TV series, have bought a property
in the formerly previous whites-only ’burbs and moved out of
Dobsonville, Soweto.
The Sunday Independent met them this week in Orlando West’s new
happening lounge club, Kwa-Lechaba, where they were shooting an episode
of their latest reality TV series, Ntombi ka Ace, to air on the
pay-per-view Mzansi TV channel in September.
The pair revealed they are in constant contact with their families to
arrange a big gathering, which will feature in their new TV.
The two appear to be big dreamers, a point Ace stresses as he laughs over a question about their love life:
“There’re big things happening in our lives. We’ve not changed as people… but there are things that are about to happen.”
While Ace wants to be in involved in business, even going back to school
to learn about business, Ntombi wants to focus on communication and
improve her English to become involved in public speaking.
The pair have also started to invest on the stock exchange.
Ace impishly pokes at her modest ambition, saying she must “stay at home” and he will show her the ropes in business aft
er he has completed his studies.
It’s clear they are still very much in love. They finish off each
other’s sentences and practically use one phone. Their first business
endeavour is an energy drink they have called Zegang!, an onomatopoeia
of the drink’s likely effect, which Ace gleefully demonstrates: “It’s
gonna give you the that electric energy like: Zegang!” he says.
The launch of the drink is imminent, the couple say. The couple possess a
childlike joi de vivre, and appear oblivious they are the new entrants
to South Africa’s minuscule celebrity milieu.
“We’ve not changed. However, it’s the people around us that have changed; the way they look at us.”
They appear unpressured by the big question South Africa is asking: When
is the wedding? “Soon, not very soon. There’s no hurry in love,” both
say.
“Our families have not pressured us into marriage. We still want to
pursue our dreams. They know that there is no hurry in South Africa.”
The pair show no signs of changing their wardrobe: Ntombi was dressed in
a burgundy, body-tight, ankle-length modest dress, with a plunging
neckline and thigh-length straight-cut slit; Ace was dressed in
low-hanging gangster-like brown jeans and a green T-shirt. There is no
ostentatious showy glitz of instant success about them.
The couple is immensely grateful to South Africans for having voted them
the winners and intend to communicate their gratitude in an imminent
launch of their business.
Asked what has kept them together since their great windfall, which
could have caused disharmony, they said: “Love and Sikhokho (the name
they use for their 3-year-old son, Ntokozo) are our pillars of
strength.”
Meanwhile, M-Net has confirmed, after a lot of speculation that Big Brother Africa will not be airing this year.
However, the channel remained mum on the exact reasons to drop the show.
This is their official statement: “M-Net has announced while regional
Big Brother shows are being produced including Big Brother Angola and
Big Brother Mzansi, the continental version of the show is currently on
hold.
“Big Brother continues to captivate audiences in each market in which it
is produced, and the move to to regionalise the show allows producers
to re-evaluate the direction of the show.
“M-Net wishes to thank Big Brother Africa fans for their continuous
support and assure them that in the future further announcements will be
made.”
Last year, the show suffered a major blow when the studio it was based in caught fire a week before the season’s commencement.
A contingency plan was made and an alternative, but minimalist, home was built from scratch.
The run of bad luck continued as changes to South Africa’s visa
regulations and the threat of the Ebola virus saw contestants from some
countries canned from the show before they had even entered the house.
The show went on later than scheduled and a Tanzanian winner snatched
the prize home. Speculation is the show was struggling to attract enough
sponsorship to make the venture worthwhile.
But the sister show, Big Brother Mzansi, has proved popular, unearthing
new homegrown stars like the popular couples Mandla and Lexi and Ntombi
and Ace.
Source: IOL
Source: IOL
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