Helen Zille Goes Drag, Leaves Mzansi Entertained: “Always Ready to Try Something Once”

Helen Zille Goes Drag, Leaves Mzansi Entertained: “Always Ready to Try Something Once”

  • South African politician Helen Zille transformed into a drag queen as she made a special appearance on Showmax's show
  • The former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader will talk things politics on Die Tollie & Manila Show
  • The online community reacted to the video, with many showing love to Helen Zille
Helen Zille takes on drag transformation, leaving the internet entertained.
Former DA leader transformed into a drag queen. Images: @showmaxonline/ Instagram, @Schalk van zuydam/ Getty Images
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South African politician Helen Zille tried something new and dressed in drag. She left the internet talking.

The former Democratic Alliance leader (DA) made a special appearance on the Showmax talk show, Die Tollie & Manila Show. Zille who is known to take most things seriously was dressed in her drag persona, Zille Vanilla.

According to The South African, Godzille was amazed by people who undergo the lengthy process of being a drag queen.

“Scary. It was terrifying to see myself like that! I think you should always try something once" - Zille

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Helen goes drag

Watch the Instagram video below:

Mzansi loves the new Hele Zille

The online community reacted to Zille's change, with many throwing jokes around. See the comments below:

@Duane Milne commented:

"Brilliant! Always ready to try something once🤣."

@Natalie Ellis stanned:

"Helen Rocks this Talk Show! 💛"

@Trish Van Nierop adored:

"I love that Helen was prepared to do the interview in drag. 💙"

@Zelda Matthews enjoyed:

"Let her have fun, geez!"

@Wesley Sharlton loved:

"Oh Helen about to start a riot with the religious conservatives 🤣🤣👌👌Love it!! 🏳️‍🌈 ♥️"

@Tebogo Mogope wrote:

"Our own Madonna."

@Armien Bassett commented:

"Don't matter if you do good or bad...people will have something negative to say. My answer...."

@Godfrey Nkosi asked:

"Lowkey confused... what's drag? Sorry, not exactly book-smart 📚."

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A company's boss in South Africa commanded that all men wear doeks to honour Women's Day. The men not only obeyed but took it one step further and referred to each other as sisters! The hilarious video was posted by @mapularaks, who works at Platinum Health. Her video went viral and was viewed by 441.5K people who found the movement hilarious and adorable.

Source: Briefly News

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com