A show that Covers all bases on celebs

ONE THING we haven’t had on TV in a long time is unapologetic journalism. The only thing that remains after 3rd Degree was cancelled, is Carte

Blanche. If you are into hard-hitting, balanced interviews with local celebrities, you need to check out The Cover, coming to Vuzu. Siya “Scoop” Ngwekazi will host celebrities who are willing to share intimate details about their lives. Actress and TV host, Thembisa Mdoda, is one of them.

“People don’t get to know the people they see on TV on a personal level. This is a chance for people to know what I am really about,” she said.

This show allowed her to tell her story in the most honest way. She has had many milestones in her life and takes the viewer through the years of her existence.

“I sat with Scoop and told him everything. Where I was born and where I went to school. It was nice to share that part about myself. I agreed to do it because in the show I’m in (Our Perfect Wedding), people never really get to know me. I know The

Cover is a reality show, but I am presented as myself. I don’t get to do a lot of interviews. The channel asked me to and I thought that there is no time like the present.”

Mdoda confessed that she did not agree to talk about everything because some facets of her life are painful: “I think every person has some things they would rather not talk about. I think signing up for this show was therapeutic because you get to speak about everything. I believe that people should watch it because it is a great reveal,” she said.

The Cover is thorough, yet sensitive to its guests, something Mdoda feels local media fail to do: “I have come to realise that the media in general are not kind to women. I am basing this on the stories they choose to tell in the Sunday papers. They never ever publish anything positive. That’s how tabloids are. So Scoop tailors the questions on a personal level and this is why you can’t help but chat for an hour. South Africa was not ready for this, but I think it is time. The show is an honest reveal on the stories of the people who are featured.”

The Cover premieres September 19 at 7pm on Vuzu AMP (DStv channel 103).