TARZAN OF THE TSITSIKAMMA

He has the physique, the hair and the leopard-print loincloth – and a new TV show documenting his dream to become Hollywood’s new king of the jungle

-  MEGHAN LAWRENCE

HIS mane would be the pride of any lion, his ripped physique the envy of the burliest bodybuilder and his leopard-print loin- cloth cool enough to rival any modesty-preserver Mowgli might don.

And when he opens his mouth and lets out his guttural cry of “Ah-ah-ah-aaah” – well, step back, king of the jungle. This is Tarzan of the Tsitsikamma and he can put anything you can do to shame.

Just watch him drop to the ground and do a dozen push-ups without breaking a sweat. Observe him leaping over fallen logs, muscles bulging and skin gleaming. See him hurtling down a steep hill, scattering small stones and kicking up dust as he dodges through trees.

This forest is his kingdom, nature is his best friend and becoming the Tarzan of Tinseltown is his biggest dream. And DeWet du Toit’s mission in life has just got one step closer: the 35-year-old is the star of a new show on DStv which follows his journey from his hometown of George all the way to Los Angeles to knock on a few doors and get his name out there.

Tarzanvan George (Tarzan of George) is on kykNet and comes with English sub-titles so everyone can share in his dream of making it big like the legendary lad who grew up in the wild with apes as his family.

Of course nothing in Hollywood is easy and DeWet has yet to realise his dream – but all good things come to those who wait.

Meanwhile, DeWet and his twin and sidekick, Rudolf du Toit, are doing what they do best: spending up to six hours a day in the forest in search of locations to shoot their Tarzan movies for YouTube.