[4] Bekker was born on 11 February 1965, in Burgersdorp, the daughter of Iwan Carl Horak and Amor Hester Dreyer.

[7] Prior to taking her first job as radio presenter, she worked as a sheep shearer for three months in the Southland town of Otautau, New Zealand, in early 1989.

[15] Antoinette Pienaar (well known Afrikaans actress and singer)[16][17] and Oom (uncle) Johannes Willemse (a Griqua shaman in his late nineties)[18] are regulars on Bekker's afternoon drive show (Tjailatyd) and answer listeners' questions on a weekly basis from location in the heart of the Great Karoo of South Africa.

Tjaila Resepte is Bekker's first book; a compilation of recipes phoned in by listeners of her afternoon drive show.

When asked why she did not, she said: "Because I felt it in my water" – a characteristic phrase used by Bekker when discussing spiritual decisions or beliefs.

[28] This deep belief in God can also be seen in her reaction to Dr. Robert (Robbie) Nutt's death on 13 December 2009 (he was born on 30 September 1963) which was widely publicized in the Afrikaans media.