Bonang Matheba is a star, baby!

Bonang and some of her Baby Star creations

Last night, Bonang Matheba launched her sizzling website and range of arm candy (as she calls it), under the label ‘Baby Star’.

Kudos to this chick, for real! She’s doing phenomenal things at the tender age of 22. Her site is miles ahead of anything we’ve seen from other local schlebs. It’s clean, very well laid out and the images are tasteful.

She’s taking Brand B to another level altogether.

So many stars aren’t even trying to get on social media (journo Gabi Ndebele recently tweeted that when she asked Arthur Mafokate why he isn’t on Twitter, he asked ‘What’s that?’), yet Bonang is available on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and now her own beautiful site.

Some site highlights: you can read all about Ur Gal B’s achievements in TV, Radio, as a corporate MC and fashion. Fans are also encouraged to leave messages on the site’s message board. Lelo, over at Just Curious, suggested B start a monthly blog to give her fans a more personal touch and I completely agree.

Baby Star

But the best thing about the site is that this is where fashionistas can order their piece of B – a handbag from her BABY STAR range. The cute bags range from R700 – R1200. Bonang says she’s still looking for alternative distribution, but for now orders can be made through the site. She told me the bags are made in Cape Town (yay for supporting local manufacturers!) and they really are super cute.

This bag has my name on it!

The launch was a great success. Well done PR queen Melanie Ramjee! Bonang definitely was the hostess with the mostest, clad in a gorgeous Gert Johan creation (that’s what she’s rocking in the picture).

Although it was star studded, it was a relatively intimate affair (besides the ever present camera crews and paparazzo). Young Egoliwood definitely came out to support Ur Gal B. Spotted: DJ Euphonik and Sizwe Dhlomo on the decks, the Teargas boys, B’s Live co-hosts (past and present) Andile Ncube and Touch , DJ Switch, YFM family beautiful Mpho Maboi, The Twins and DJ Sbu (looking rather dapper), Siya Ngwekazi, Selimathunzi’s Zizo Beda (the sweetest girl ever), The Internet’s Head Bitch in Charge, Mika Stefano, Wimpy’s Cheesanator girl, Boity, The Fourways Twitter Mafia Dons Khaya Dlanga and Xolisa Dyeshana … too many to mention.

Great thing, though, it seems like everyone left their egos at home to celebrate B’s latest venture. People mingled easily and spoke a lot of crap – the free-flowing Moet & Chandon was a great social lubricant!

The venue, the recently opened MiBar, was amazing and most of the fun was had in the outside area (the weather played along for once). Nibbles and drinks by the hot Liquid Chefs bartenders just kept making the rounds (and trust, I was not complaining!)

Towards the end of the evening, things started getting silly when someone (errr, Sizwe) started a decorative balls fight … all in good fun. Those who don’t know when to call it a night went to grab pizza or do whatever party animals without day jobs do.

Well done to B for her stellar work and thanks Melanie Ramjee for a flawless function.

Bonang and Melanie Ramjee

Mpho Maboi

YFM’s Mpho Maboi came out to support B. This woman is flawless – I would cut a bitch to have her skin. She’s also just one of the nicest people I’ve met in Egoliwood. Unfortunately, she had to leave early because of some or other football game she could not miss.

Sizwe Dhlomo

Sizwe on the ones and twos. He’s not bad, as a DJ, if you’re into that whole neon-colours-amakipkip-wearing-teens-jumping-around-swag type of hip hop.

DJ Switch and DJ Sbu

Siyabonga Ngwekazi

Queen of the Internet, Mika Stefano

Mokgadi Seabi

Fab socialite and City Press journalist, Mokgadi Seabi, has a pose-off with B.

Me and Ingrid Pearce

Hanging out with Marie Claire’s fierce fashionista, Ingrid Pearce.

Khaya Dlanga and Xolisa Dyeshana

Fourways Twitter Mafia (no, that will never get old for me!) represented.

Xolisa Dyeshana and Zizo Beda