LISTEN: "I believe that God has a plan for me" - Shaylene

LISTEN: "I believe that God has a plan for me" - Shaylene

A story that will definitely bring you to tears...

Carol Ofori with the brave and courageous woman Shaylene.
Carol Ofori with the brave and courageous woman Shaylene. Image: ECR

A story that will leave you in tears has touched many people in KwaZulu-Natal. 

It first started when Carol Ofori bought a dress from a designer which turned out to be a disaster.

Read more: Can you fix Carol Ofori’s ‘botched’ dress?

Project Fix The Botched Dress was then activated and Carol found someone to fix the dress!

Silomo Ntombela, who runs Silomo Boutique, came in on Friday during the show to step up and nail the 'Botched Dress Challenge'

Ntombela has worked on the television series 'Uzalo' and had her garments showcased on local movies such as 'How To Ruin Christmas'.

Here's how the interview on Friday went down with Ntombela. 

Carol has found a designer that can fix her 'botched dress'.
Carol has found a designer that can fix her 'botched dress'. Image: ECR

Shaylene is a Grade 12 learner who was nominated by her aunt Rachael to receive the dress.

Her grandmother took Shaylene and her brother in when they were much younger as their dad is in prison and their mom is an alcoholic.

Read more: #KZNFloodRelief donations head to Tongaat, Umlazi, Wentworth and Isipingo

So she lives with her gran, who has pretty much no money to look after her needs. 

Carol heard the story Rachael shared on air and decided to reach out to this brave Grade 12 learner. 

The full conversation is in the podcast. There was even a Facebook live interview throughout the entire conversation. You can check it out here.

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