MZANSI’S queen of entertainment, Bonang Matheba, is launching her own line of emojis!
The TV and radio host will be following in the footsteps of international stars such as Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian with the launch of her emojis.
Emojis are visual representations of emotions, objects or symbols and are often used on social media.
Bonang told Daily Sun she was very excited for next month as a lot of exciting things would be happening.
She said she spent a lot of time on social media so an app and bmojis were a good step forward for her brand.
“I call this the year of Queen B. I’m celebrating my life and the fact that I’ve been in the industry for so many years.”
Bonang said she would be releasing her own app in partnership with Cell C.
She said the bmojis were influenced by her most iconic publicity images, which she would reveal soon.
Bmojis come with exclusive pictures, videos, blogs and a brief segment of her reality show, Being Bonang, which will start airing on 14 July on DStv’s Vuzu Amp.
Designer Mandla Radebe, who didn’t work on Bonang’s project, said creating an emoji for a person could be tricky as it involves representing the face and personality of an existing person.
“As a designer, you spend a lot of time working to make sure the product reflects the personality of the person. This probably cost her a lot,” he said.
