Boerewors Express July 2021

two 13-episode magazine series aimed at women at home. She was
a judge on The Great British Menu for 11 years until 2016 and a
judge for My Kitchen Rules, which she left to be a judge on The
Great British Bake Off.
Prue married the South African author, Rayne Kruger, in 1974. He
died in December 2002. The couple had a son and a daughter. Their
daughter, Li-Da Kruger (a Cambodian adoptee), is a filmmaker.
Their son, Danny Kruger, was a speechwriter and adviser to David
Cameron, after which he established the Only Connect charity and
in 2019 became a Conservative MP. In October 2016, Prue married
John Playfair, a retired clothes designer. Her brother, former
restaurateur James Leith, is married to the biographer Penny Junor.
YES, IT'S MY REAL NAME
Sherlock Holmes (55), from Florida, USA, has a South African
link. He grew up in South Africa and met his now-wife, Jo, while
she was living in South Africa. At the time, a Sherlock Holmes
movie was on the circuit. When he was 22 he moved to the US for
work.
His name has led to hotel room upgrades and double-takes at airport
check-ins. Hotel staff often think the entrepreneur is using a
pseudonym to disguise a famous identity. When he started his
computer systems company in the late 1980s, in the field of
business intelligence, his name helped him stand out.
While travelling, he likes to seek out Sherlock Holmes-themed
spots, with one of his favourites being the Sherlock Holmes pub
near London's Charing Cross station. He has also visited the former
Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes down the road. He has read some of
the books, and seen most of the movies.
He was named after his father. His grandmother chose the name
because she liked it, and since the family had 7 children already, the
kids convinced their mother to name the new baby Sherlock.
Two Sherlock Holmes — father and son
LIVING THE DREAM
Chris van Heerden (34) is a professional boxer and former IBO
welterweight champion. He has lived in Santa Monica for 7 years
and counts Charlize Theron, Trevor Noah and Sylvester Stallone as
friends. He has coached actors such as Jennifer Garner and Mark
Wahlberg in boxing. He has sparred with Conor McGregor. The
boy from Meyerton who used to watch Rocky Balboa films with his
father, has achieved most of his dreams.
He was one of 13 children. His mother was his father's second wife,
but Chris was raised by his father and his third wife, Wilma. He was
6 years old when his father started taking him for boxing lessons.
Daniël Christoffel van Heerden, who was also a professional boxer,
was shot dead in 2018 in De Deur while out on an investigation for
his own private security company.
At 24, Chris was a world champion, and bought an apartment in
Northcliff, Johannesburg. He defended his title over the next two
years, but he had bigger dreams. Chris landed in California on the
23rd December 2013, and without a work permit he was
unemployed for months, living in a rented room and often going to
sleep hungry. Eventually he received a work permit and found a
boxing promoter. He started getting back on track. In 2015 his
promoter died, and Chris lost the first fight in his career. He worked
hard to get through the dark days and found another promoter. He
still has two dreams: to win another world title and to find his
boeremeisie.
HOLLYWOOD CALLING
Hollywood has drawn in another South
African. Annalene Grobbelaar (21)
from Stellenbosch moved there in 2018
at age 19 to pursue an acting career.
She arrived with two suitcases and a
backpack, having cried on the flight
over. She lives in a bachelor apartment
in Hollywood, from where she can see
the Hollywood sign. She spent two
years studying at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los
Angeles.
Finding it difficult to have her surname
correctly pronounced, she adopted the
stage name of Anna Greene - green
being her favourite colour. She finds auditioning exciting and nerve
wracking, and once in is usually first asked about her accent and
origin. Anna refuses to do naked scenes or use the phrase "Oh my
God", something she makes her agent very aware of. She has a parttime
job at a photographer, and has her first feature film role in Play
it Cool. She also has a role in It’s Not You, It’s Me, which is on
Amazon Prime. Life is expensive in Los Angeles, and while
studying she had to ask her parents, Dillie and Meyer, to help out.
Her father owns an art gallery and her mother has a baking
business. Anna doesn't have a Plan B - acting is what she wants to
do.
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