Margret Chola, a granny successful her mid-80s successful agrarian Zambia, is present a manner icon (Image source: @legendary_glamma/Instagram)
Grandmothers are often seen and imagined with brushed metallic hair, neatly oiled and combed, wearing comfy clothes—cotton successful summers and thing beyond wool successful winters, peculiarly cardigans. However, Margret Chola, a granny successful her mid-80s successful agrarian Zambia, has embraced modernity, and has present go a manner icon connected the Internet.
Known arsenic “Legendary Glamma” connected the Internet, Chola—with the assistance of her granddaughter Diana Kaumb—plays dress-up, which led her to planetary fame. Kaumb, a New York-based manner stylist, created a Granny Series successful 2023.
It each began erstwhile Kaumb was visiting Zambia connected her father’s 2nd decease anniversary. Speaking to BBC News, Kaumb shared that her precocious begetter inspired her passionateness for manner arsenic helium was ever well-dressed. During the visit, Kaumb couldn’t deterioration each the outfits that she curated and asked her grandma to play dress-up.
“I wasn’t doing thing astatine the time, truthful I conscionable said: ‘OK. If that’s what you privation to do, let’s bash it – wherefore not? You volition miss maine erstwhile I dice and astatine slightest this mode you volition beryllium remembering me,” BBC News quoted Chola arsenic saying.
In April 2024, the “Granny Series” went viral erstwhile Kaumba posted a bid of photos of her grandma successful a reddish Adidas dress, pairing it with chunky, aureate necklaces and a glittering jewelled crown.
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Chola was raised by her grandparents. According to BBC News, Chola had to driblet retired of schoolhouse astatine the property of 12 oregon 13 owed to fiscal reasons. She was forced to wed a antheral successful his 30s and had 3 children with him. Later, the antheral became an alcoholic and ended the marriage.
Now, she is implicit 85 years of age, but her manner statements, courtesy of her granddaughter, person made her satellite famous. She present has implicit 100k followers connected Instagram.
“I’m present capable to aftermath up with a intent knowing that radical astir the satellite emotion to spot me,” she told BBC News.