Celebrities are often associated with extravagant lifestyles, lavish parties, and flashy possessions. However, many of them have humble beginnings and face obstacles on their journey to stardom. Kay Sibiya, the former Uzalo actor, is a prime example of this.
When Sibiya first arrived in Johannesburg in 2012 to pursue his passion for acting, he had very little to his name. He recounted that he worked various jobs, including as a waiter, model, booking agent, and bank teller, before making the decision to spend his savings on a bus ticket to the city, leaving him with only R50 in his pocket. Upon his arrival, Sibiya found himself without a place to stay and had to squat in different locations, moving nine times within the first year.
“I lost a lot of money in shares and I used the remainder of it to buy a bus ticket to Johannesburg,” he told the local publication.After buying the ticket, I was left with only R50 to my name.I had to squat all over the place. I moved nine times in under a year,” he recalled.
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