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'Bible does not forbid dating' - bloggers slam pastor's kid

UNFAZED: Jourdain Nurouay
UNFAZED: Jourdain Nurouay

She was called ugly, her virginity was questioned and she was mocked for her Christian values, but Jourdain Nurouay is unfazed.

This week's bachelor girl from Date My Family on Mzansi Magic is the daughter of a pastor. Nurouay, from Bramley, Johannesburg, was ridiculed for going on the dating show.

Celebs like Boity Thulo took to Twitter saying: "Wonder why she isn't searching at the church? Wouldn't that be much easier?"

Blogger Lelo Boyana agreed that Nurouay's best bet would have been the church.

Even political analyst Pierre de Vos poked fun at her insistence to pray every time before eating.

"If they hit it off, there will be a lot of praying at the wedding," he joked.

Speaking to Sowetan yesterday, 23-year-old Nurouay pointed out that she had prepared herself for such criticism.

"I knew I was going to be judged for being a pastor's kid looking for love on television. But the Bible does not forbid dating or looking for love."

She confessed that she had always wanted to be on television and this was part of the "adventure".

"I'm not shocked that there were comments about my virginity but I'm the pastor's child, not the pastor himself. I'm just a servant of the church."

Nurouay said she watched the episode with her parents who were "proud of me".

"My dad was proud that I stood my ground. I even showed him the comments on social media after the show and we laughed about it," she said.

Nurouay raised eyebrows with her drinking, but she insisted that some information was edited out.

"I mentioned on my first date that I do drink on occasion but they cut that out. I guess they wanted the drama."

It was not a great night for Nurouay as her chosen bachelor, Charles, turned out to be a flop.

She said if she could do it again, she would choose Manqoba.

tiwaneb@timesmedia.co.za

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