Braxton aims to breathe again on Table Mountain

01 September 2015 - 02:00 By Gabi Mbele

US R&B star Toni Braxton wants to visit Robben Island and Table Mountain while she's in Cape Town. The 47-year-old Unbreak My Heart singer arrived in the city yesterday with her sisters Trina and Towanda. They needed a dozen bodyguards to escort them to their hotel.Braxton, wearing a tracksuit and large sunglasses, was marched into a BMW at the airport. "They're using a separate exit, not the normal terminal like all passengers," said an airport staffer.Braxton and R&B singer and producer Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds are on a nationwide tour which began in Durban on Sunday.They are said to have been booked at a four-star hotel near Cape Town International Convention Centre and made no big demands apart from requesting a trip to Robben Island and Table Mountain.Braxton, who refused to comment on her arrival, travelled in a separate car while her sisters were in a kombi."Are they waiting for us?" asked Trina Braxton. "Let's just get in and go," shouted one giant security staffer who had arrived with the trio.Edmonds and Braxton perform tonight at GrandWest before shows in Johannesburg on Thursday and Friday...

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