It’s a scorching afternoon in the suburb of Riviera, north of Joburg. I seek refuge under a tree and the chirping birds create nature’s most perfect symphony.
I’m lost in my thoughts while waiting for the arrival of the star of the day. My mind races back as I go through old files of Connie Ferguson, whose star has been shining unrelentingly for over three decades.
Even in 2023, she has not lost any of the spunk and energy that keep her at the top of the celebrity food chain in Mzansi. “My people are funny, they have time,” she laughs. “It’s a steaming machine called Ozone therapy that detoxes the body. I shared the image on my social-media stories and people have had fun with it, I’ve just died laughing.”Even three decades after the start of her career, with generations of South Africans in a different world, Connie’s star power still resonates. She ascribes to her authenticity. “I cannot sell what I can’t sustain. I’m not trying, I just am.
Ferguson has had to chart a new path for herself after the death of her husband Shona almost two years ago and it’s in her work that she has found solace. “It’s something I didn’t choose, it happened to me. I’ve always had a partner in crime until July 2021 happened [the death of Shona]. The crew and cast looked at me for what’s next. It was a heavy feeling, like you have the whole world on your shoulders,” she says. “I am now a freelancer, I am unemployed, life will humble you, but God is good. I’m not proud, I know who I am and what I do, and when the opportunity comes, I will be ready.”Being a mother of girls, Ferguson says personal hygiene is the number-one beauty secret she’s taught them. “Once you have that on lock, beauty comes naturally.
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