How I was acting with Ryan Phillippe for The Bang Bang Club

I just had to share my 15 minutes of fame with all my Gabivillians who might not have read The Times today as I was on the cover of the paper in a puff but that was good enough for moi. And in this I reveal the outrageous 90s outfit I had to grin and bare just for 12hours. LOL
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Gabisile Ndebele plays a bit part in the movie.

6AM: I arrived at The Bang Bang Club set in Sandton to find a row of Hollywood-style trailers, bearing the stars’ names and roles.

Because I was playing the role of Thoko, a minor, fictitious part, I did not expect to have a trailer of my own right next to that of Ryan Phillippe’ s.

6.15am: Wardrobe fitting: I was whisked off to a large wardrobe container, filled with rails and rails of costumes.

I didn’t complain about my tasteless outfit — an oversized avocado-coloured shirt, a black pencil skirt and a huge checked grey and cream linen jacket with shoulder pads — but others did, and were subsequently thrown off set.

7am: I joined the stars for a long breakfast of eggs, wors, fruit salad and yoghurt.

9am: The extras left for The Blues Room cigar bar in Village Walk, Sandton — remade into the famous 1980s bar called Jameson’s on Commissioner Street, which the journalists frequented.

Meanwhile, I got my make-up done and a had hair extensions put in.

11am: After a nap it was time for legendary photographer Alf Khumalo and former Isidingo actor Nat Ramabulana and I to be driven to the set for our scene.

11.30am: We were taken into our private chill room where Phillippe, who plays Greg Marinovich, introduced us to his Australian actress girlfriend, Abbie Cornish.

“Hey guys, please meet my girlfriend, she is just visiting for a while ,” he said casually, while I gawped at the young blonde actress.

Noon: It was time for me to get into acting mode. My scene included chatting to Khumalo and Ramabulana and eating peanuts at a table in the “bar”.

The scene consists of my character being introduced to Greg [Phillipe] by Ken [Rautenbach], while the gorgeous Kitsch looks on. After numerous takes, the scene was still not perfect for director Silver.

1pm: We broke for lunch thoroughly exhausted.

At lunch Rautenbach rehearsed with me on how to say my character’s name correctly.

Phillippe said we “were doing just fine” .

2pm: For another four hours I had to shake Phillippe’s hand as the scene was shot perfectly, and then again, from what seemed like a million angles.

6pm: After 12 exhausting hours on set it was time to head home, after being patted on the back by the actors for doing “a great job” — which will probably translate into my 15 seconds of fame in the movie.