Although Liezel is technically not from Joburg, we kind of feel like she could be, she spends so much time here with us. What an amazing opportunity to catch up with the former MNet Idols Presenter, MC, Voice Over artist and television presenter, Liezel van der Westhuizen and find out more about this incredibly tall Capetonian beauty… Liezel, you have been in the public eye for a long time now – how did all of this come about for you? I started out as an announcer on the floor of a big retail store, and was approached by the progamming manager of Jacaranda to come for an audition. He happened to be shopping that day. What was your ‘big break’ – and in what way did it shape your future? As only the second woman in the world to present Idols, it launched my career, and showing young women in…
