Bonang Matheba's YouTube reality show brings in big numbers
Updated | By Tamlyn Canham
Queen B is b'dazzled and her fans can't get enough of her sparkle!
Everything South Africa's media darling touches turns to gold, or in this case, thousands of views. Bonang Matheba is celebrating news that episode two of her YouTube reality show, 'B*Dazzled', hit 100,000 views in just one day.
The episode dropped on Tuesday, May 23. It's currently sitting on 161,987 views.
The latest episode gives her fans a behind-the-scenes look at her collaboration with Steve Madden. The campaign, which was announced in November 2022, is the popular footwear company's first-ever African collaboration.
Queen B flew to 5th Avenue in New York for some of her meetings with the company and brought cameras along to capture every moment.
"We are in my favourite city in the whole wide world- New York City. I love, love, love, love this place. I think anyone that knows me knows that I am a big Manhattan girl. I am the happiest when I am in NYC. The Big Apple gives me everything I need - the lights, stimulation, fashion, celebrities, money, people. I just really enjoy coming here," she says in the opening scene of the episode.
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Bonang Matheba New York
Bonang revealed that she helped design every single thing in the Steve Madden x Bonang Matheba collection.
"The handbags, the hardware, the buttons, the zips, the fabrics... it's all me," she says.
Queen B looked very happy to be back in New York. She spent more than a year in the city after temporarily relocating there in May 2021.
During her stay, the 35-year-old was spotted at New York Fashion Week and the MTV Video Music Awards. She was also spotted hanging out with stars such as Australian model Duckie Thot.
South Africa's stylish media personality attracted attention everywhere she went. Bonang was mistaken for actress Zoe Saldana during a visit to Times Square!
She was also pictured backstage at Global Citizen's concert in NYC in 2021. The concert was attended by stars such as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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After her meeting with Steve Madden and his team, Bonang headed to Dallas, Texas, for a Valentine's Day-themed photo shoot.
Bonang is no stranger to reality TV. She was the star of 'Being Bonang' on Showmax. The House of BNG boss recently also appeared on Netflix's 'Young, Famous and African'.
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Queen B thanked her fans for episode two of 'B*Dazzled' reaching more than 100k views in a short period of time.
"It’s not me. It’s ya’ll!! I could cry… yoh!" she wrote on Twitter.
It’s not me. It’s ya’ll!! I could cry… yoh! 😭🙏🏽🥹😳🙏🏽❤️😭 https://t.co/K1QkcavS2v
— Bonang Matheba 👑 (@Bonang) May 24, 2023
Watch the latest episode of 'B*Dazzled' below.
Main image credit: YouTube/ Bonang Matheba
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