Hestrie picks baby's name
2006-06-07 08:07
Virginia Keppler
Johannesburg - Take the names Suzette and Christiaan. Combine them and you'll get the name of a baby daughter called Chrizette.
This is what the daughter of singer Jurie Els and South Africa's high jump queen, Hestrie Cloete, will be called.
An excited Cloete said: "Jurie's first name is Christiaan and my second name is Suzette. I combined the names and our daughter will be called Chrizette.
"We haven't heard this name before. We'll have to see if she's going to be the only one in South Africa with this name."
Cloete is now 21 weeks pregnant and is scheduled to give birth to the couple's first-born in October.
She said: "Everything's going well with me and the baby.
"Jurie's also very excited. He's going to be a good father, because he spends more time at home than other dads. He also joked that he's going to buy three big dogs and a shotgun to keep boys away from his daughter."
Els is planning to record a song for his baby soon.
"Jurie has signed a contract with the largest Gospel company in the country, Maranatha, to record a special Gospel album. It will be available in shops in October.
"One of the songs will be a special one, written by the Dutch singer Heintje Simons. It will be dedicated to Chrizette," said Cloete.
The couple has gone on holiday and on return the expecting mommy will prepare her daughter's nursery.