It's as if Rae is living up to the lyrics of her new song on the first episode of Celebrity MasterChef SA after being told by one of the show's judges that she can't cook well enough to sing.
today Singer-songwriter Holly Rae releases single, Umhlabajust one day before the first episode of C.South African celebrity master chef She is one of them.
The song, which was just released, talks about overcoming adversity.
It's as if Ray is living the lyrics of the new song from the first episode. Celebrity Master Chef SA After one of the show's judges told her that she couldn't cook as well as she could sing.
“This film is about how the world tries to disappoint you, but you don't let it,” Ray told The Citizen.
She spoke to the magazine at a media launch for the celebrity edition of the cooking show in Cape Town on Thursday night.
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Overcoming adversity on MasterChef
In the first cooking round of the first episode, judge Justin Drake gave a horrifying review of Ray's cooking, saying: Deeper Singers aren't good enough at cooking to sing.
In the second round, Drake seems to have corrected himself and become more benign when judging Ray's food.
“Justine felt really bad and actually came up to me as I was going into the scene and she was like, 'I'm so sorry.' It just came out and I was saying That was different,” Ray said.
Other celebrities appearing in the episode are former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana midfielder Lenilwe 'Yay' Lesholonyane and broadcaster Purim Reddy.
Ray said the exchange was edited to make it more dramatic. “I love Justine. I know her heart, and I know that's not what she means.”
When his second meal came out on time, the singer fired back at the brutally honest judge, telling Drake he could cook just as well as he could sing.
“It's just like perseverance. Don't let anything push you away from your destiny. Stop you from doing what you want to do. Even when you fail, you fail, you get back up and keep going. .”
Other judges on Celebrity MasterChef SA are Zola Nene and Katlego Mlambo.
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The Ray family's love for food
Ray said that, like music, food also played a big role in her upbringing.
The first episode of Celebrity MasterChef SA, which starts on Saturday on S3 (formerly known as SABC 3), will feature Ray's grandmother talking about the family recipe book she received from her grandmother.
“My grandmother passed on the recipes she gave her to me, and she passed them on to my sister…Our family culture is very much rooted in food and music, and these two are It's like the core of our family,” the singer said.
“It was really important to show that story because that's where my love of food started.”
Like most contestants who have experienced the heat of the MasterChef kitchen, Ray was surprised by the intensity of trying to make a meal in a short amount of time.
A fan of the international TV show, Ray left the show with a deep respect for the show. master chef Especially since she lashed out at whatever competing chefs were doing from the comfort of her own home.
“As if we were in the show and as if it were so easy,” she said.
“I sincerely apologize to all the contestants who yelled at me over the TV because it was so difficult. It's the fastest ticking clock in Africa and it ticks faster than a normal clock,” Ray said. refused.
Ray, along with his sister Mimi Wasersall, won the South African Film and Television Awards (Safta) in October. TV series “Baking with the Rays”.
She said she's used to preparing something edible in front of the camera, but doesn't have to deal with the time pressures like she did on MasterChef.
“It's a laid-back atmosphere, and we cook in the kitchen. It was a lot of pressure. I'm not good at timing under pressure. I forgot who my name was.”
In 2023, Ray became the first South African to win the Mzansi version. masked singer.
In addition to winning at the recent South African Film and Television Awards, the singer is showing signs of being a lucky man, but could not reveal whether he will also become MasterChef Celebrity Champion.
“Maybe I'll win. master chef Celebrities, I don't know…we'll all have to wait and see how far I can get. ”
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Harnessing her celebrity to fight diabetes
The award-winning Mousseau was mistakenly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when he was 11 years old and became seriously ill and was admitted to the ICU with diabetes-related complications. She was later diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
“When I was an 11-year-old diabetic, I wish I had someone like Holly Rae to look up to, to set an example that you can do anything despite your chronic illness,” Rae said of her Forever celebrity status that he asserted about using.
If Ray wins, she has pledged to share half of the prize pot with a charity of her choice, Sweet Life, a non-profit that empowers people with diabetes in South Africa.
“For me, it's really important to be on this show and talk about diabetes on a platform like this and play for a charity that does a lot of work for children living with diabetes, especially in South Africa. “It's something very close to my heart,” she said.
She is also an advocate for education and awareness of this disease. “I can sympathize with the people to whom this money may be donated because I have been through it and I know the struggle.”
“Diabetes is the second biggest killer in South Africa. It's not HIV or GBV, it's tuberculosis and diabetes second. It's the biggest killer of women,” she said.
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