Hannah van der Westhuysen
Birth Name: Hannah Jo van der Westhuysen
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 26 August, 1995
Ethnicity:
*Afrikaner, possibly other (father)
*English (mother)
Hannah van der Westhuysen is a British actress. Her roles include the series The Fugitives and Fate: The Winx Saga. She is the daughter of Joanne Farrow and Brent van der Westhuysen. Her father is South African and her mother is English.
Sources: https://twitter.com
https://www.uctmed1973.com
https://www.crushingonpodcast.com (at 50:53)
A quintessential Afrikaans surname
Her father, whose full name is likely Peter Michael Brent Van Der Westhuysen and is a retired medical doctor, is described as Australian in some websites.
Unsure about that.
there is a lot of overlap between South Africans and Australians, it wouldn’t be unheard of
Many White South Africans or Rhodesians moved to Australia (among other countries) after the end of Apartheid. This is the main overlap.
there was overlap before that, it’s not just a post-94 phenomenon. many SAns have an Australian grandparent, cousin, etc. that’s *part* of why it’s a popular destination for some – they already had relatives there!
Yes, it’s possible. Both have Colonial ties to Britain but in this case I think his father is just an Afrikaner (who historically did not often go well along with Saffas of British background)