Petronella Tshuma who is currently on Rhythm City partly grew up in a Hillbrow and UK. She left South Africa to live in UK with her father who had left her when she was 2 years old to become a chef.There in UK, she was involved in theatres, she even went on to win some awards. She came back to South Africa and landed roles on television. Since then, she haven’t stopped entertaining people on small screen.
 

 

Relebogile Mabotja set down with her in her show

“My story is that my father is a black man, he is Xhosa Malawian. My mother is…Tswana Irish and so I am Tswana Irish Xhosa Malawian…for me, I grew up with my father’s side of the family. I am the first one to look mixed and all of that. The way I have been brought up, I don’t know when the first time I thought I actually look different. I don’t remember the first moment because I was just patty”.

She says, her grandfather who is the father of her mother was white and her father is black but she says she feels it black deep inside of her soul because her black is strong. She says she doesn’t identify herself as bi-racial.

Recently she posted on social about her disappointment that she is a single mother of two kids and she feel like her life is wasted because it won’t be easy for her to find a man who will live her with two kids which will be a deal breaker to some potential suitors.