have been nominated for an Influential
system here, as the whole city network boasts a five-
Entrepreneur Award in March next year for this
minute interval between any modes of transport. This
groundbreaking achievement. The ceremony is in
is phenomenal, well done Melbourne. Australia has
Johannesburg.
been good to me as I have managed to establish both
my acting and modelling careers in this country. It
You’re now based in Melbourne. How did you
was a lifelong dream, and thanks to the vast amount
come to settle in Australia, and what appeals to
of opportunities that I have presented myself to and
you about life in this country?
vice versa, I have managed to realise that dream.
Melbourne surely is one of the most liveable cities in
the world, but someone has to take care of the
weather! This is a beautiful city where all the systems
are in place. I have lived in places where there is only
one bus a day to the city – how is progress meant to
happen when nothing is moving? I love the transport
Having grown up in Africa, the only medium we had
connecting us to the outside world was TV. All the
big stars and all the top models inspired the young
kids my generation. We had no social media or games
and could not afford magazines, or if we got them,
they would be outdated. Now I have met or been