Bold soap star gets proper SA workout
Lang sparks frenzy, dines with Jozi A-listers
American soap queen Katherine Kelly Lang has worked herself to the bone during her visit to South Africa this week.
She completed the gruelling Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Port Elizabeth, was crowded by fans at Maponya Mall in Soweto and squeezed in a cameo role on SABC3’s Isidingo.
On Wednesday night she hosted a fancy and intimate private dinner with Mzansi A-listers. “It’s been amazing, but I’m really tired.
“I do want to come back with my family next year perhaps. I loved my time here so much,” she whispered to Sowetan.
Held at the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel in Johannesburg, the get-together was attended by decorated stars such as Thembisa Mdoda and Khanyi Mbau, who was with her beau Tebogo Lerole.
Lang is renowned for playing the man-eating Brooke Logan on the long-running SABC1 soapie The Bold and the Beautiful.
She has played the character that fans love to hate for more than 20 years.
On the night, the 57-year-old beauty showed off her age-defying, svelte figure in a printed David Tlale jumpsuit from his new collection, set to be unveiled at New York Fashion Week this Sunday.
During her whistle-stop tour of Gauteng, Lang caused a fan frenzy at Menlyn Mall in Pretoria and Maponya Mall during a meet-and-greet.
She also explored Nelson Mandela’s house on Vilakazi Street in Orlando West, Soweto. Her next stop is Cape Town before heading back to Los Angeles.