Top 7 A-listers who visited the motherland in 2022 [watch]

The South African takes throwback have a look at high worldwide celebrities who graced Mzansi with their presence this 12 months.

“S.A, A.K.A 2ND HOME”: KELLY ROWLAND

The American singer visited her ‘2nd home’ earlier in December for the Brutal Fruit You Belong Campaign. She attended a press convention at the Leonardo Hotel in Johannesburg and stayed in the nation for every week.

She rubbed shoulders with a few of Mzansi’s hottest celebrities equivalent to Thando Thabethe and Refilwe Modiselle. A video of Rowland meeting Pearl Thusi’s daughter Thando Mokoena trended on socials leaving netizens envious of the teenager. Mokoena was later invited to affix Rowland and her associates for Sunday lunch.

On 10 December the singer wrote on Twitter,

“S.A, A.K.A 2^nd Home.”

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: TOM CRUISE WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA

On 6 December an image of Tom Cruise at Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg wowed social media customers. According to News24, the award-winning actor was in the nation filming final photographs of the Mission Impossible franchise newest film sequel.

Idris Elba

The British actor got here to Mzansi to movie the film Beast. According to Times Live, Elba did an interview on 947 with radio presenter Anele Mdoda the place he promoted the film and stated,

It was vital for us to take the movie to the place this truly occurs, so folks may perceive the logistics of what’s occurring. How isolating it’s for not simply this household, however for a rogue lion to be cut up from its pleasure…” the report quoted him as saying.

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TOUCH DOWN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: KHELANI

According to the report, the Grammy Award nominee attended the Rocking The Daises Festival in Johannesburg. The three-day occasion pageant began on 8 October. Taking to her Instagram on 7 October the singer-songwriter marked her location on her publish to announce that she was in Cape Town. In captioning the publish she wrote,

“What a life. zazaza”

Another angle of Kehlani performing “hate the club” final night time at the Rocking Daisies Festival in Cape Town, ZA.

🎥 – keaganroe | pic.twitter.com/DijOG0GDIQ

— Kehlani Daily (@kehlanidaiIy) October 9, 2022

“SO, SO SMOOTH BROTHER”: CRAIG DAVID

The British R&B singer visited Mzansi and carried out at the GrandWest Arena. Doing an interview with Katlego Maboe on Expresso Show, David was blown away by the (*7*) of David’s 2002 hit-song Rise and Fall.

“Your tone is so, so smooth brother. Like seriously, I love it,” the legendary R&B singer stated to the SABC3 presenter.

@katlegomaboe Thank you @craigdavid for this second. Catch the full interview tomorrow morning on @expressoshow , 6-9am on @sabc3 #fyp #fypシ #foryou #craigdavid #katlegomaboe #music #sing #riseandfall ♬ original sound – Katlego Maboe

#WADEWORLDTOUR2022: GABRIELLA UNION AND DWAYNE WADE

The actress and her retired basketball participant husband pulled by way of at the motherland to have a good time Union’s 50^th birthday. The Breaking In actress posted that the her and her child daddy have been on what they known as the #WadeWorldTour2022, and South Africa was one among the cease on the itenerary.

A video of the couple dancing the night time away at a preferred scene in Soweto had social media buzzing. But what had caught netizens curiosity was Unions love for the Kasi wings at Konka.

@gabunion When #Konka bought the bomb ass wings in the membership as #CuffIt comes on 🤣🤣🤣🍗🍗🍗#Soweto #SouthAfrica @Pearl Thusi ♬ original sound – Liliana , RN ❤️

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