Cape Town — South African actress Pearl Thusi recently honoured her late father by sharing a heartfelt tribute to him on her Instagram profile
Pearl and her dad shared a close bond and she has unfortunately lost both her parents.
She lost her mother in 2004, while her father passed away in 2020. She revealed in an interview that both her parents lived with HIV. Her father also lived and survived meningitis three times, The South African said.
“My dad had meningitis, maybe three times and he survived, which is insane on its own. I would have never brought this up if my dad was still alive. As much as it’s important to talk about HIV and the stigma and us having progressed, I wouldn’t want people to look at my parents and just think of that,” the report quoted her as saying.
She took to Instagram and posted a series of pictures of her dad and her mother, including some pictures from her childhood too. She wrote a touching message, wishing her dad a happy heavenly birthday.
“Hope you’re having the perfect heavenly birthday dad. I miss you more than words could ever describe. My first and forever hero. I know you always got my back 😘 Love you always “Babayi,” she said.
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Many of Pearl’s friends and followers took to the comments section to show their love and support to Pearl, wishing her dad a happy birthday too.
“Sending love 🤍,” @melzinbala said.
“May your daddy always sleep in peace ❤️ happy birthday to him,” @forever_krystalle added.
“Happy birthday to the king, what a great legacy 🙏🏽❤️, @nandi_madida commented.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
