10 Things You Didn’t know about Tanya van Graan

Model and actress Tanya van Graan was crowned Mrs August in FMH magazine in 2006 and she was also listed in FMH’s 100 sexiest women in the world. As an actress she made her break through her lead support role in Starship Troopers. She also studied at AFDA. Besides all that, here’s a list of 10 things you didn’t know about her.

1. Tanya almost broke her nose when rehearsing for strictly come dancing.
2. Tanya played the role of a ghost in the Afrikaans movie called Die Spook van UnionDale.
3. Tanya grew up on a game farm.
4. Tanya got her licence on her third try.
5. Tanya knew she was a performer at a very young age because she used to do anything and everything at school. From sports, singing and dancing.
6. Her first love in the entertainment industry was musical-theatre.
7. Meryl Streep is her favourite actress because she’s been in the industry for a long time.
8. Her motto in life is “anything is possible” because it’s what everyone should believe.
9. Tanya doesn’t have a specific role model because she does not know a person’s entire story. She has inspirational people around her which she admires for different reasons.
10. Tanya and her husband Kasper have been married for a year.