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This article was published in the February/March 2011 issue of Jet Club Magazine and was chosen by editor, Linda Mali, as one of the top articles of the year.
 Former Mrs Globe, Doris Msibi, is much more than just a pretty face – she’s a TV presenter, mother of two and a phenomenally successful business-woman. Yvonne January got her story.
How did you get into TV work?
My agent kept trying to find me TV work, but I didn’t want to do it because I’d had bad experiences – I’d been told that I didn’t look European enough, then that I didn’t look African enough and was too light-skinned! When my agent called about the Forgive & Forget auditions, I decided to go because I was on my way home from a meeting and was going to drive past the place where the auditions were taking place… They gave me a mic and a cameraman and sent me to interview people at the Randburg taxi rank.
Is it an easy job?
Presenting Forgive & Forget is emotionally taxing because you are dealing with people who are hurting and want to be reunited with their loved ones. You can’t help but break down when listening to some of the stories. Fortunately, e.tv provides a psychologist for debriefing, and my family is supportive and extremely understanding when I sometimes come home feeling down.
How do you juggle your time?
I try to spend as much time as possible with my family. We have a family breakfast every morning, then my husband takes the children to school and I pick them up at two and drive them to their extramural activities. While the kids are at school I focus on my office work. You’ll hardly ever see me at functions because I’d much rather use the time to bond with my family.
What’s next?
I am part of Women In Need International (WIN), and I’ve started a branch in South Africa and plan to launch and grow it this year (2011). I’m also working on sending a representative to the Miss Globe International Pageant this year (2011) – and there are other plans to do with television, but I can’t discuss them…
With her track record, it’s very unlikely that Msibi is going anywhere but up! All respect, girl.
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