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Actress and entrepreneur Ntando Duma-Rambani suffered a bad case of “what I wanted vs what I got”.
What was meant to be a glamorous moment for her turned into a night spent at home, where she was left with an outfit she wanted nothing to do with as she ended up taking off her eyelashes in defeat.
According to Duma-Rambani, she was meant to open the National Film and Television Awards (NFTA) on Saturday, November 22, at the State Theatre in Pretoria. She had been invited to present the very first award of the night; however, she did not get to leave the house.
In a video she shared on Instagram, she explained that she had everything lined up for the night. Her husband’s outfit was sorted, and she had asked a designer she “trusted with her life” to create a butter yellow two-piece that was cute, elegant and a little bit sexy.
She even sent the designer an inspirational look to make things easier. But when it was time to get dressed and leave, the outfit she received was barely even close to the colour or style she had asked for.
“I got invited to present an award at the National Film and Television Awards tonight. I said yes, I’m going to honour the invitation. My husband got his outfits right, and I asked this guy that I trusted with my life, literally, to put together a suit for me, butter yellow, it’s cute, it’s sexy, it’s classy, you know, elegant, and I sent him an inspo.
“Right now, I’m supposed to be there, and I’m literally the first person on stage to present the first award of the night, and I’m home. I’m going to show you what I ordered,” she said.
She showed what she asked for and what she received instead while posing in front of the mirror.
The side by side picture explains why she chose to sit the whole event out rather than step onto the NFTA stage wearing something she did not feel good in.
The National Film Academy has built a strong global presence over nearly three decades, with millions of members around the world.
The organisation is behind major ceremonies in the UK, the US and other regions, and introduced the NFTA to South Africa three years ago.
The local edition is now in its third year and continues to spotlight standout work in film and TV while acknowledging the industry figures who paved the way. Lawrence Maleka, Londie London and Zenande Mfenyana are some of the names that walked away with accolades. – IOL
Mathew Masinge