Lesedi Matsunyane-Ferguson, the daughter of actress and businesswoman Connie Ferguson has revealed that she is expecting baby number two.
This comes just days before her 32nd birthday. The producer and film maker had her first child Ronewa in 2015 with photographer Austin Malema.
Connie has in the past opened up about the fact that even though Ronewa was born out of wedlock while Lesedi was studying in her last year at AFDA, they have come to terms with it as a family. “I’ve always been close to both my daughters, Lesedi and Alicia, 13, but when Lesedi fell pregnant we grew closer. I was there when Ronewa was born, so I bonded with him from the start. He’s very close to his grandfather; they have an amazing relationship. He is an amazing dad, so i knew he’d be an awesome grandfather. We’ve always wanted a boy and now we have one,” she said.
“Life happens, as a parent, you have your own dreams for your child, especially when it’s a daughter, as you want them to gain independence before they have children of their own. But the reality is that we can’t live our children’s lives for them,” Connie added. “I had Lesedi at 23, too, so who am i too judge? Having her didn’t stop my life, and that’s what i want to emphasize with her to. The difference is that she has Shona, Alicia and me to offer support, whereas I raised her far away from my own parents, who live in Botswana. I wasn’t financially stable; I had to go back to work just one week after she was born, when I found out she was pregnant, I reassured her that I’d be by her side always. She continued with school during her pregnancy and graduated last year. she now works at Ferguson Films.”
Connie had Lesedi young was a scary experience. “Even the pregnancy itself. But after I had her I think I changed immediately,” Connie revealed. “I had literally just started working so I couldn’t take time off work. I didn’t have that luxury and went back to work when she was a week old.” Connie described Lesedi as extroverted. “Lesedi is an extrovert. She has a mind of her own. I try not to reel her in too much because she is her own person. Ali is very much an introvert – she is very much like me. She is an introvert and can be an extrovert.”
Bongi Sikelo 