Since announcing her divorce from ex-husband Quinton Jones, Minnie Dlamini has been relentless in her efforts to re-establish herself at the centre of entertainment headlines. The journey to re-establishing herself as “the body” and one of South Ah’s “IT” girls, on the other hand, has not been simple.
From charges that she slept her way to the top to her mental health issues as she deals with the fallout from her divorce and the death of her late brother. Dlamini was aiming for victories that would generate favourable press.
As a result, her cover photo with veteran actress Connie Chiume appeared to be a step in the right direction. This is because Minnie and Mam’Connie are the cover ladies for the February issue of The Plug SA, which focused on the generation of (female) storytellers in film in the “Storyteller” edition.
While the cover story was welcomed with praise at first, it didn’t take long for the topic of whether Minnie deserved the cover to arise.
According to The Plug SA’s article, Minnie was chosen for this edition on the following reasons:
“These women represent two generations of SA film and storytelling. In their own ways they’ve contributed to its development, taking us into its future. Multichoice is where storytellers come together, and through these features they’ve helped us tell the stories of two generations of SA film and television, bringing people together around a shared love of storytelling.”
However, it appears that there was some debate regarding whether Minnie deserved to be on the cover.
Phil Mphela, an entertainment analyst, characterised this discourse when he stated:
“Our industry can be so lazy!
With the 100s of young female actresses & filmmakers we have, this would’ve had more impact if Mama Connie was paired with one actress making strides as an upcoming talent.
Sort of handing over the baton… Given the theme of the cover story.”
Furthermore, although Phil’s argument was polite and sophisticated, other writers on the subject chose to descend to the gutter. This is due to the fact that there were some comments that were less kind, believing that Minnie did not deserve to be on the cover given her limited acting history, which arguably did not have a memorable high save for her Rockville stay as Nosipho.
Whatever people think about Minnie being on the cover. Minnie appears to feel she is deserving of the cover. Especially because she is about to make her big screen debut with her forthcoming leading and executive-produced flick The Honeymoon.
Ahead of the film’s formal release in March 2023, Dlamini has already revealed the official trailer, which appears to be a romantic comedy focusing on friendly sisterhood love. Her primary co-stars in the film are Tumi Morake and Kajal Bagwandeen.
Main Image: Minnie Dlamini/ Instagram
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