The full line-up of ‘I’m A Celebrity. . .
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South African queer celebrity parents are helping to normalise rainbow families
Many among us consider becoming a parent one of their biggest desires in life. For gay people, though, having kids isn’t necessarily as, well, straightforward as it is for the rest of the population.
With that being said, the number of gay parents is steadily growing — also in the sphere of celebrity. With their wide-reaching platforms, these queer celebrity household names are torchbearers, shedding light on and drawing the attention to the myriads of rainbow families that exist in South Africa.
Caster SemenyaThe track star and her wife Violet welcomed their first child, Oratile (who already has her own Instagram page!), in 2019, and Semenya announced that they were pregnant with baby number two last year. The athlete welcomed the couple’s second child on her Instagram profile this June, accompanied by a picture of the latest addition to the household with Semenya and her wife’s wedding bands slipped over the little one’s toes.
Moonchild SanellyThe queer hit-maker has three children. While the electro-pop-ghetto-funk artist and Queen of Gqom tries to keep her private life out of the public eye, her eldest daughter is taking after her famous mom. Fourteen-year-old Artemis Wafika Twisha is a writer and rapper in her own right, and released her first EP when she was just 10 years old.
Somizi MhlongoThe Idols presenter had a daughter with actress Palesa Madisakwane in 1995, before Somizi was as out and proud as he is today. Bahumi Madisakwane has grown up to make her own mark in the entertainment industry, and has starred in the SABC show Keeping Score, in addition to also appearing on her queer celebrity father’s reality show, Living the
The full line-up of ‘I’m A Celebrity. . .
Joe Swash and Phil Tufnell are reportedly among the 15 celebrity contestants for the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! all-star special. Winners and losers of previous series will come together for another chance to become king or queen of the jungle – or even to retain their crowns. ITV did not confirm the famous faces, which have been reported by The Sun, and said more details will be revealed nearer the time.
After 20 years on the show, Medic Bob is no longer part of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! The ITV show is returning Down Under this year, with regular co-hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly taking us through the new series this winter. It will be the first time the show returns to the Australian bush since the start of the pandemic.The last two seasons have been held in Wales, but this year contestants will once again be in the hot jungle in the southern hemisphere. But all things will not be the same as it has been revealed that Medic Bob, who has become a familiar face to fans of the show, will not return this year.
Owen Warner is set to appear on 'I'm a Celebrity. . .
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