Former model Sonia Booth is a living testimony that lemons can be turned into lemonade.
Sonia has piggybacked on her estranged husband Matthew Booth’s alleged heartbreaking cheating scandal, which was dubbed #cheesecakegate, and fashioned her alcoholic brand named Marula Cheesecake.
The drink will be officially launched on June 16 in Pimville, Soweto, where she was born more than 40 years ago.
The launch, which will coincide with the celebration of Youth Day, is expected to be attended by a bevy of high-profile personalities from all walks of life.
The cheesecake scandal came to the fore when Sonia posted on social media a video that went viral, depicting a cheesecake which she alleged was baked by Matthew for his doxy Bongani Mthombeni-Moller.
She alleged her husband exposed Mthombeni-Muller to his culinary prowess by baking her a cheesecake on the eve of their son’s birthday.
Both Mthombeni-Moller and Matthew have since denied knowing each other in any biblical sense, saying they were just platonic friends.
Sonia capitalised on the popularity of the video and the sympathy she amassed from the public and started a cheesecake business.
After shooting the light out with a cheesecake business, she ventured into making cheesecake ice-cream. She has now spread her tentacles and cut her teeth in the firewaters industry.
Speaking to Sunday World, Sonia said she was on cloud nine about her drink and its name. “The launch will see four different cocktails being introduced and served,” she said.
“Fact is, winter is within and loadshedding presents challenges when it comes to sustaining a frozen goods business.
“I think the time is now to introduce a liqueur that will keep us warm,” she added, stating that after the scandal broke out, many people associated with “cheesecake”.
Sonia said she took a decision to launch the brand in Pimville because the township is close to her heart.
“Pimville is my birthplace, this launch is special to me. My mom was 14 years old on June 16 1976, she was among the students who protested, so the launch date is significant, at least I hope.”
Sonia and Matthew, who have two children, separated a few years ago after she accused him of having an extra-marital affair with Mthombeni-Moller, who is married to a University of Cape Town employee, Klaus Muller.
They are now sleeping in two separate bedrooms of their posh marital pad in Eagle Canyon, in the north of Joburg.
Previously, Sunday World reported that Sonia had applied for protection order against Matthew at the Roodepoort magistrate’s court, after accusing him of breaking the bathroom door during one of their violent domestic violence incidents.
She has since abandoned the application process after suffering from panic attacks, among others.
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