The Glamorous Life with Thando Thabethe

Kick-starting this new weekly style and beauty series with radio DJ and South African TV actress Thando Thabethe. The doe-eyed beauty dishes on her red carpet style, rituals and when she feels the most beautiful. 

1. Describe your rules for dressing on the red carpet? How do you select your outfits?
I try to work with designers whose work I have seen, and generally allow them free reign in design selection. I do of course let the know what I love and absolutely hate.

I did a floral print dress for this years Metro FM awards, a dress that I only saw the day before the awards, and I'm usually not a fan of floral but I was so delighted at the amazing work that Quitteria & George did, it taught me to trust my designers.

2. What's the best beauty advice you've ever gotten?
Never ever sleep with your make up on

3. What's your favorite place(s) in the world to visit?
I haven't been to any of the following but I would LOVE to go to Jamaica, L.A, New York and Greece.

4. Walk us through a typical day in your life
I’m up at 4.30am to be at the Gym by 5.00am leave gym at 6.30am and on set Generations by 7am. 

I then make my way to my radio show at 3.30pm get home cook up a storm and watch as much series as possible :)

5. Who your is beauty icon?
Halle Berry, never aging beauty

6,.What's your life philosophy?
Live the best life you can, love, laugh and chase after your dreams relentlessly

7. When do you feel the most beautiful?
When I'm with my boyfriend :) 

Catch Thando on 5FM weekdays 4-7pm & Sundays from 10am- 2pm