Reality TV star Blue Mbombo is proof that dreams do become a reality with hard work and determination.
Blue burst onto the entertainment scene when she took part in the reality show Big Brother in 2015. This was followed by her bagging a role on Mzansi Magic's Diski Divas late last year.
And Blue's star just keeps rising as she was unveiled as the new face of beauty brand Clere Radiance last week.
Speaking to Drum magazine, Blue opened up about not letting her childhood and the fact that she was raised in a shack by a single parent not determining who she becomes.
"I am so humbled, who would have thought that a village girl from Kutlwanong, Free State would be the face of such a big brand," she told the publication.
Blue added that she's always wanted to inspire young girls from similar backgrounds to believe that your background doesn't determine where you're headed in life.
As the new face of Clere Blue will appear in all adverts and will be involved in representing the brand.
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