‘Stage 3 burns and a nine-month coma’: Here is what to expect on ‘Bare: As I Am’ tonight

‘Bare: As I Am’ host, Pebetsi Nolo Matlaila. Picture: Supplied SABC1’s new docu-reality series,Bare: As I Am, will premiere tonight, 4 March 2026. The show hosted by formerSkeem Saamstar Pebetsi Nolo Matlaila will air from this Wednesday at 9pm until 15 April.

Bare: As I Amfocuses on social issues affecting South Africans and provides a platform for people to share their experiences. Matlaila described the show as life-changing and impactful. “It deals with challenges that people do not commonly bring to the forefront,” she said.

“The series shines light and finds solutions to the problems and offers hope and empowers individuals to be in control of their lives.” The show runs for 13 weeks, with each episode tackling a different social issue. This week’s episode features Winnie Sibuyi, a hairdresser from Pretoria. She survived an attack in which her ex-partner set their shack on fire.

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The attack left her with stage 3 burns and a nine-month coma. She now faces permanent scars and a lengthy recovery.

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