Oscar winner Charlize Theron has put her safety in the hands of Adriaan Heijns, the man who gained notoriety for giving the Springboks hell at Kamp Staaldraad.
While he was not expected to put Theron through a rigorous bushveld endurance camp as he did the Boks, Heijns is at least now responsible for the safekeeping of a South African asset of whom the nation can be truly proud.
When approached by the Cape Argus about his latest client, the former police taskforce commander, known as "007" to the Bok players, refused to speak.
"I am quite busy right now and can't talk. I will also be busy tomorrow," he said.
Theron arrived in the country on Saturday, and despite gushing at the Oscars that she was "bringing it home", her public appearances will by all accounts be kept to a minimum.
And Heijns has been tasked with keeping any over-enthusiastic fans firmly at bay.
Nu-Metro, one of the sponsors responsible for bringing Theron to South Africa, said she would get around-the-clock protection and her itinerary would be a closely guarded secret.
Heijns is the director of a company, Pro-Tect International, which specialises in security for VIPs. The company was hired in 2002 as a security consultant by SA Rugby after an incident in a nightclub involving former Bok captain Bobby Skinstad.
The company was also consulted on the question of stadium security after fan Piet van Zyl's pitch invasion to attack referee Dave McHugh during a match between the Springboks and All Blacks.
At Kamp Staaldraad players were subjected to SAS-type training, consisting of sleep deprivation and survival methods aimed at honing mental toughness.
The players were ordered to crawl across the veld at night, made to swim naked in icy water and paired off for boxing matches. Each was dropped off alone in the veld, given a chicken, an egg and a match, and told to fend for themselves.
The players were allowed little sleep or food in three days. The chicken and egg were not for eating, although they had to cook both.
Heijns was a career police officer before resigning to form his own company.
He was considered one of the leading officers of the taskforce, the South African police equivalent of the legendary United States Swat teams.
Heijns is also a boxing instructor and often helped out in Springbok gym sessions.