Naidoo is no ordinary ‘Housewife’

LOCAL celeb, Sorisha Naidoo, recently took a brave step into the world of reality television when she signed on for the Real Housewives of Johannesburg show, which is expected to hit television screens in February next year.

Naidoo and her six fellow casts mates will be welcoming viewers into their luxurious homes and offering them a glimpse into their glamorous, yet hectic lives, as mothers, business women and socialites.

While the show will be unscripted, viewers who are hoping to witness loads of drama, scandals and fights are urged to find their entertainment elsewhere. The aim of the show is to profile these established, successful and hard working women, and to encourage other women to follow in their footsteps.

The uMhlanga resident first shone in the spotlight when she won the Miss India South Africa title in 2002. Soon after she received her crown Naidoo become a household name, as she was hired as a presenter on East Coast Radio. In 2008 she moved to Johannesburg, and her bubbly voice could only be heard on the airwaves of the local radio station, Highveld Stereo.

Her dream of becoming an actress then took centre stage, and it was not long before her face also graced our television screens, in the popular soapie, Scandal. Since then she has also appeared as a presenter on Eastern Mosaic, and has launched several businesses.

With all that success, one would think that it comes natural to the beauty, but she warns that aspirations come with loads of hard work, and even some failure. “Business can be very challenging and there will be times when you wonder how am I ever going to pull this off or complete this task? Just breathe, trust in yourself and the Big Man above. You will fail, you will succeed, take the good with the bad and learn from it all with immense gratitude,” she advised.

While the wife of Durban billionaire, Vivian Reddy, obviously has ambition she insists that her focus has always been on her two children, Saihil and Kalina. “With great difficulty, I always put my kids first, as both my husband and I have very busy portfolios, his more so than mine, so I work mostly from home,” she explained.

When asked about the reality show Naidoo admits that she was at first reluctant to participate. “The show was initially very daunting. Presenting and acting feel so easy now, as there is always a script and lines, but with regards to reality, it is a whole new ball game, the world gets to see you at your best and worst,” she said.

But since filming started in September, the ‘housewife’ has become comfortable in her new ‘role’. “The cast is amazing. They are all very strong and confident women,” she added.

Over the years the socialite has been involved in numerous fundraising initiatives to give back to the community.