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Book chronicles glam star’s rise — and her dark past
CHARLIZE Theron has come a long way — from singing as a young girl in a Benoni mall to earn her pocket money to being an awarding-winning Hollywood star.
And her journey has been pieced together in a new book: Charlize: Life’s One Helluva Ride.
The book, written by South African author Chris Karsten, traces Theron’s rise to fame and includes interviews with estranged family members on her late father’s side.
Despite attempts to reach Theron for comment, Karsten says there was no feedback from the star or her managers. “I would love to have had some feedback from her on some questions, and there are some things I …

In 2003 Charlize Theron, 33, won an Oscar for her role in the film Monster. A versatile actress, she has starred in films as diverse The Life and Death of Peter Sellers to The Italian Job. Her own life has also been packed with drama – aged 15 while living in South Africa she witnessed her mother shoot her father dead in self-defence against his domestic violence. She now lives with Irish actor and boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, in Los Angeles.
What were your dreams as a child?
I wanted to be a ballet dancer. Life was simple for me in South Africa – I believed I was going to live in the same house until …

As you all know, I don’t ordinarily ask for help with donations or anything, but this is an exception because it is an emergency situation. Mycah, a dear online friend and fellow webmistress, and her family lost their home in a terrible fire last week (read more about it here). They all made it out of the fire safely, which is the most important thing, but they lost absolutely everything they had and right now they need a place to stay, clothes, and all the other essentials that we all need for day to day living. If there’s any way you can help donate even just as little as $5 to help them out, …