Manyatela also opened up about how he initially turned down an offer to replace Eusebius McKaiser in 702's morning slot.
Broadcast journalist Clement Magnatela experienced a dream moment for millions of Adele fans when he happened to get the chance to share the stage with global music star Adele.
“Even when I left the concert venue, I was a bit of a celebrity in Germany,” Manyatela said in an interview.
“Everyone hugged me and said, 'Oh my God, do you know how lucky you are? I'm from Singapore and I wish I could be on that stage,'” Manyathela said of the envious reactions she received the moment she took the stage. someone like you singer.
The 702 jock spoke to author, broadcaster and lecturer Sizwe Mpofu Walsh on the podcast. Smx.
“All I wanted was to get a good ticket.'
Manyatela, who usually celebrates his birthday by going out somewhere as a gift to himself, was in Germany in April when he decided to buy tickets to the show.
“I usually go on a trip for my birthday, and this year I found out that Adele was in Munich, Germany,” he said.
“I said, 'I'll buy a ticket,' and I got it right away. All I wanted was to get a good ticket, like for Golden Circle,” Manyathela declared. Her hope was to enjoy the show at some distance from the singers.
“When she was singing, she saw me singing along and called me and another South African woman, who I didn’t know by the way, and called us up on stage.
“I was shaking as I walked up the stairs and as you can see in the video, I just wanted to capture the moment,” Manyatela said.
I met Adele For my birthday. Oh my goodness. God is so good! pic.twitter.com/KaPgpff3HQ
— Clement Manyatela (@TheRealClementM) August 11, 2024
The gravity of the moment didn't sink in for him at the time, and it wasn't until he arrived at the hotel hours later that Mr Magnatela realised what had happened.
“I was caught up in the moment of shock,” the journalist admitted.
“It never occurred to me in my mind that there were 80,000 people watching me on stage. I was just recording, trying to capture this moment with her. It wasn't until I got to the hotel that I realised it all and it all made sense.”
“When I got to the hotel I couldn't sleep the whole night. I called my brother, I called my sister, I was like, 'this just happened,' and I just sat there and took it in,” he said.
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Successor to Eusebius McKaiser
Manyatela, who grew up in Vaalbank, a small town in Mpumalanga, reflected on the pressures of taking over as station director in 2012, replacing the late Eusebius McKaiser, whom he admired.
“I cried a lot during that time,” he said.
Manyatela initially turned down the offer to host a morning show, but now Clement Manyatela Show.
“I said 'no' for about two weeks. I'm still young and not ready for the show. It's Eusebius. Are you crazy? Who's going to take over from Eusebius?” the University of Pretoria graduate said, listing reasons why he should not take the job.
“I prayed a lot about it and decided to take the job. It was the most difficult time of my life.”
Trevor's Laugh
About a year ago, South African comedian Trevor Noah visited South Africa to perform on a few shows, and the Emmy award-winning comedian Clement Manyatela Show This left some of Manyathela's audience unimpressed.
“About two weeks after that interview, I was at the gym and this guy came up to me and said, 'Hi, this is Clement Magnatela. I love your show and I know I'm a big fan, but I just don't agree with that interview with Trevor,'” Magnatela said in a conversation with listeners.
“'You were way too excited. You were giggling the whole time. I said, 'Trevor Noah, what are you talking about? Close your eyes. Of course you're giggling,' because, first of all, I'm proud to be speaking to the man who put this country on the map.”
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