Ed Teal was the father of a "perfect family" who were the front-runners to win the Sunshine Family of South Africa competition in Sun City in 2008. Originally from Bloemfontein, his wife Pamela and daughter Ellie arrived at the resort having supposedly completed a 1000km across the Namibian Desert in aid of Leukaemia research. Upon being interviewed by host Alfie Vlok, he told the television audience that in the middle of a sandstorm, Ellie had reached for the violin in her backpack and played “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” and that gave them the impetus to carry on. The Teals presented an image of them being healthy, non-drinking, religious and striving for perfection but fellow contestant Cilla Battersby-Brown grew suspicious and forced son Chesney to capture whatever d