Antonetta De Freitas was recently interviewed by TheCelebrity.Online Magazine and here is the Q&A session we had with Antonetta.
Antonetta De Freitas As Cover Story Interview – May 2026 Magazine Edition
How do you introduce yourself?
Hi, I’m Antonetta Antão De Freitas – an aspiring musician, model and actress from South Africa who happens to teach guitar and work full-time in hospitality.
Struggle – What hardships have you gone through in life?
I have always honoured my parents because everything they did, they did for our family. When I was eight, they opened a restaurant in another country. That meant I grew up living with only one parent at a time, and I saw them together only once in a while. There were moments I really felt the weight of that – I wanted my mom when I had my first heartbreak, and when I needed someone to teach me how to do my hair. I wanted my dad to teach me how to love and who to trust.
But here’s what I also learned: my parents were chasing a dream the only way they knew how. And somehow, watching them struggle from a distance planted something in me. I started working when I was 16 for a dream I didn’t even know I had yet. For a long time, I was lost. I tried to be a professional fighter, a DJ, I even tried starting my own bakery. And along the way, friends in high school told me I wasn’t smart or capable enough because of my lifestyle. For a long time, I believed they were right.
But God doesn’t waste lonely seasons. I have fought with myself over and over again to keep growing, to walk away from situations that don’t serve me or His purpose for my life. And today? I’m still here. Still creating. Still turning every lonely chapter into a song, a scene, or a reason to keep going. My parents’ struggle taught me how to fight. And God’s faithfulness taught me I was never really alone.
What do people usually not know about you?
I tend to be an open book with the people I care about, but I think what people don’t know is that I have carried a quiet fear of not being enough for most of my life. It’s the kind of fear you don’t talk about easily – the whisper that says you’re falling behind, that you should have figured things out by now. Behind the smile, the guitar, and the ambition, I’m just a 22-year-old girl still trying to figure out the world. But here’s what God has been teaching me lately: the journey is not a reflection of my worth. My worth was already decided long before I proved anything. So yes, I’m still learning. Still scared sometimes. But I’m also still showing up and that’s enough for today.
What sets you apart from others?
I’m not waiting for a perfect moment. I teach guitar, work hospitality, act, model and make music – all at once. My resilience doesn’t look glamorous, but it’s real. And I carry my faith, my mixed culture, and my scars as fuel, not excuses. My parents taught me by their example that you don’t give up just because something is hard. God taught me that you don’t need a perfect road to walk in purpose. So I keep going. Not because I’m the loudest or the most talented, but because I refuse to let fear write the end of my story.
What are your upcoming major events?
I am set to showcase in a short film titled The Dark Dream Carver in a leading role, and to release my first single.
What expert advice would you like to give?
Do your best today, so that you can be better tomorrow. A dream is only a dream if you don’t pursue it. So pursue it badly if you have to. Pursue it scared. Pursue it while working two jobs and not knowing how it will turn out. You play your part and God does his. And don’t forget to be weird. Don’t lose the thing that makes you, you. Because the same God who carried me through every false start and every quiet fear is the same God who will carry you. Just don’t stop showing up.
Your social media handles and website links?
- Instagram: @afro_189
- Instagram (guitar): @antonettasguitarguide
- TikTok: @afro.189
- TikTok (guitar): @antonettasguitarguide
- Podcast & music discovery page on TikTok – coming soon
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