Minnie Talks About Working At The Age Of 14 After Her Dad Lost His Job
She came to fame after entering a presenter search competition for SABC 1’s Live, she went on to win that competition and made her television debut. In 2010, when Live presenter search got underway, Dlamini was a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
The presenter search began in April of that year, by June, Dlamini had become the winner and had a place on one of the country’s most watched television shows. Dlamini had a mammoth task is her hands if she was ever going to shine in the face of such star power. She quickly came to her own, arguably, her growth came at a much faster speed and in far greater volumes.
In just a few months, she received a role on SABC 1’s sopie, Generations as Miranda, the only show that dwarfs Live in the country. Minnie Dlamini had truly arrived, the amount of exposure and variety of audience she received from these two shows was more than enough to turn any unknown into an instant star.
Speaking to Anele Mdoda on the Real Talk, Minnie opened up about the challenges she faced when her father lost her job. Although things became tough, Minnie rose above the challenge when she started working at an young age.
“It was rough because we were at a verge of loosing everything but the house. But instead of that breaking us apart as a family, we came closer. I started working at the age of about 14 /15 and I started making money that went home.”
