THANDIE NEWTON - NEWTON TO TEACH ACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA

NEWTON TO TEACH ACTING IN SOUTH AFRICA

THANDIE NEWTON is to put her acting skills to good use - passing on her talent to children in the slums of South Africa.
The Crash star is to teach acting at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy, a boarding school for girls growing up in poverty in the country.
British-born Newton says, "I am really looking forward to it as it's such a great scheme and it's nice to give something back."
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls opened in January 2007 after the country's former president, Nelson Mandela, asked the TV mogul to help support educational causes in South Africa.