

Tashi: So what are you gonna do now? How are you going to meet somebody that you know wants you for the right reasons?

Simba: I don't even remember them and they're like: "Don't you remember me? I met you at this place and so on," and I'm like: "Excuse me, I'm sorry, I actually don't." Tashi: How do they do it? Via e-mail, phone, when they see you? I've got girls confessing their love for me left, right and centre. Tashi: You've found that all that's changed since you've been on the show? Simba: You know what the problem is, to suss out girls that are genuine: there are girls who want to be with you because you're Simba from Top Billing or girls who want to be with you because you're Simba from up the road. This happened about four years ago and people said: "You know what, you have such a great personality, that should be your trade, you should go into entertainment." I thought: "You know what, if I care about what everyone's gonna think I won't get anywhere in life," so I just came out my shell and said things and did things, without caring. Simba: I was a bit of an introvert in my earlier years but later on I just came out of my shell. Tashi: When did your friends start telling you this?
#DIE ANTWOORD ENTER THE NINJA ACAPELLA TV#
It is out of the norm, you don't expect an accountant to be a TV presenter, but it's the same as Michael Mol, the doctor, you don't expect a doctor to be a presenter. I realised, "Actually, I should really push for this and my dream," and now it's a reality. Simba: When I was younger I never really thought to myself: "Listen, I want to be on TV and be a presenter and all that." It only came through later, with friends telling me: "Listen dude, you should be a stand-up comedian or be doing this and that. Tashi: Which did you want to do first? Accounting or entertainment? I don't see myself as a 9-to-5 guy, I see myself as a creative entrepeneur/entertainer kind of guy. I see myself as getting practical business skills rather than crunching numbers. Simba: I don't see myself as a practicing accountant. Tashi: Did you really want to be an accountant? well, hopefully when my marks come out, I should get my degree this year so it's actually like perfect timing 'cos it'll open up a new chapter in the coming year. Tashi: What's going to happen to your accounting studies now? Obviously for the show to fly someone up to Jo'burg each time, it just makes better logistic sense for me to stay up here. Simba: It's going to get very, very busy - you know, I think there are so many Cape Town presenters, I think they'd like keep me in Jo'burg to do more of the Jo'burg stuff and obviously going overseas if they need to me.īut Jo'burg would be good because there's so much stuff that's been untouched here in Jo'burg. Tashi: Now that you've won, are you going to stay in Jozi? How is your lifestyle going to change?
