Charlize Theron remembers Madiba on Freedom Day
Hollywood actress, Charlize Theron remembered her home country on the 27th of April, as South Africa celebrated 22 years of democracy.
The A-lister, who was born and raised in Benoni, on the East Rand, posted a photo of her and the late Nelson Mandela on social media, paying tribute to her native country.
Charlize met the world renowned statesman after becoming the first South African actress to win an Oscar for her role as Aileen Wuornos in Monster.
She started out her career as an actress after her mother, Gerda, bought her a one-way ticket to Los Angeles in 1994.
The blonde beauty started visiting various agents on Hollywood Boulevard but without any luck and finally got her big break when she went to the bank to cash a check for $500.
The story goes that Charlize became furious when she learned that the bank could not cash her check because it was an out-state check where after she made a scene.
An agent gave her his card and told her to learn to speak English with an American accent which she did by watching soap operas on television.
The rest is history.