How 'The Bachelorette SA' was filmed in a 'quarantine bubble'

Director Tasneen Henderson on the challenges of filming during Covid, working with bachelorette Qiniso van Damme and more

28 March 2021 - 00:00 By tymon smith

M-Net viewers will remember the months leading up to the Covid-19 lockdown last year, during which adverts were flighted for the debut season of the South African version of The Bachelorette. They featured an attractive young woman making eyes at the camera and telling viewers to "say my name"...

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