Socialite Tebogo Thobejane watched from the public gallery of the Johannesburg High Court on Monday as her ex-boyfriend, alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a hit on her.

Actress and podcaster Tebogo Thobejane turned heads when she attended the start of the long-awaited trial of her ex-boyfriend, alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala.

Matlala pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a hit on her.

Matlala and his four co-accused pleaded not guilty to all 25 counts on the indictment, including attempted murder charges carrying life imprisonment.

Thobejane watched from the public gallery of the Johannesburg High Court, looking her finest.