Meet What Now’s new presenter
Bianca Seinafo has just been named as new presenter. She tells bit about herself and what she’s most looking forward to. a
Congratulations Bianca. Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
I grew up in Bromley, Christchurch, with a household of three brothers and two sisters, so my parents had their very own version of The Brady Bunch. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my wonderful church family – the Tafesilafa’I Community. This is where I got to strut my stuff on the Sunday school stage, I guess you can say. That’s where my love for performance started. I love eating, laughing and spending time with family. What made you wanted to be a enter?
Reading the job description and thinking back to when I was a kid watching, I knew I wanted to be a part of the chaotic, funny, quirky and fast-paced world of What Now. The biggest factor in my decision to putting myself forward, was my two gorgeous nephews Cassius and Corleone. They watch the show and love it, so being able to say Aunty Bee is going to try and be on What Now and them seeing me pursue a goal of mine, was definitely very motivating. What was the toughest challenge of the audition process?
I think putting myself out there and owning the fact that this is something I want to do, and going ‘‘hard out’’. This being a very public process and having to get the support of everyone was a little bit scary, as it’s such a big risk, because everyone is there with you, whether you are successful or not, so you don’t want to let anyone down, especially your family. What parts of the job are you most looking forward to on the show?
I cannot wait till it’s my turn to soak the boys in gunge and foam. They are definitely on my hit list after they ended both my last two audition rounds with foam and gunge. I’m excited to work on a live show, with an audience full of awesome kids. I’m a little bit worried about potential guests decide you
pres- with fur and paws. I won’t go into much detail about which animals I’m scared of, but I get a wee bit nervous around certain animals. What are your earliest memories of And who was your favourite presenter?
I remember eating Weet-bix at my grandma’s before church and cracking up with my siblings at Thingee and Jason Gunn. Loved those two, they were so funny. Jason Fa’afoi, Anthony Samuels and Shavaughn Ruakere were also celebrities in the Seinafo household. I think What Now still has all the elements I fell in love with as a kid. I thing what I will be bringing to the show, is me, Bee. Who I am, where I’m from and my own funky personality. I think maybe I’ll be amping the Girl Power up by 200 per cent and giving the boys a bit more competition, as there’s just one of me and two of them. Finally, a question from my children and fans, Zoe and Harrison. What is your favorite board game?
It is no secret us Seinafo kids are very competitive and Cranium is definitely our family game. There’s always lots of laughing when we jam this game out – a few tears, but mostly laughing. Fast Speed is also a favourite. I’ve been sitting on the No 1 spot, undefeated for a couple years now.
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