Rising star

Tanit Phoenix (24), the Seapoint international model and actress, was rumoured to have been the cause of the break-up of Hollywood stars Jared Leto and Scarlett Johansson. Now Tanit has split from her Capetonian boyfriend, Kris Erasmus (27). She hit the headlines when she starred in a Dutch TV advert for shower gel, when she dangled topless from a crane. Last year she took Maxim magazine's award in the "Who's that Girl?" section. A small role followed in Nicholas Cage's Lord of War, which was filmed in Cape Town last year. This is where she met Jared and she denies she had anything to do with his break-up. Tanit will be part of this year's SA Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.