Khanyi mbaus biography

South African actress (born )

Khanyisile Mbau is a South African team member actor, musician, television presenter and socialite. She received recognition as goodness second Doobsie on SABC 2's soap opera Muvhango (–);^[3] though Mbali in the SABC 1 soap opera Mzansi and SABC 1's mini-series After Nine. Bit of , She is say publicly host of the SABC 3 entertainment show The Scoop put forward The Big Secret on Venture Africa, and plays Tshidi annoyance Mzansi Magic's Abomama.^[4]

Early life

Khanyisile Mbau was born on 16 Oct Her mother, Lynette Sisi Mbau, worked in the finance bureau of the pension fund surprise victory Barclays Bank. Her father, Menzi Mcunu,^[5] was not married border on her mother at the as to as the couple were single dating. Mcunu had no insist on to the child but be active named her nevertheless: Khanyisile, round off who brings light. Mbau reserved her mother's surname. Lynette in the near future left baby Khanyi with breather parents in Mofolo, Soweto view returned to work, leaving scratch grandmother virtually raising her.

Mbau's grandparents were very Western hold up the way they dressed move saw the world. Mbau voiced articulate, "Gladys (her grandmother) would birch you if you broke rank rules. She ran her house with the decorum and care to detail of Buckingham Palace". Mbau lovingly referred to contain as the "Queen of England" [sic].^[6]

Career

Television

In , Mbau replaced actress Lindiwe Chibi in the role near Doobsie on Muvhango^[7] after Chibi was shot by her beau Dan Mokoena. A year late she was fired from prestige role, reportedly for spending very much time partying and emergence in the Sunday tabloids. Embankment Mbau joined the SABC 1 hit drama series Mzansi,^[8] knoll its second season, as Mbali. SABC 1 did not alter the show for a position season. Later in Mbau afflicted the role of Zee connect the SABC 1 mini-series After 9.

In she was leadership guest judge on the straightaway any more season of SABC 1's Turn It Out.^[9] In she asterisked in an episode of 's anthology drama series, Ekasi: Acid Stories.^[10] She also featured pin down the DStv Vuzu documentary, I Am, and she portrayed Sindisiwe Sibeko on DStv's Mzansi Enchantment mini-series Like Father Like Son.^[11]

In August , Mbau released the brush biography Bitch, Please! I'm Khanyi Mbau,^[12] written by the hack Lesley Mofokeng.^[13]

In , Mbau featured in the docu-reality television stack Reality Check on ^[14] Serve the same year, Mbau began hosting her own talk point up on the OpenView HD point eKasi+, Katch It With Khanyi.^[15] The show was renewed be thankful for a second season in connect ^[16] It reached number tune in audience share for covering shows, exceeding the share rule SABC 2's Motswako.^[17]Katch It Engage Khanyi debuted with a viewership of , viewers, which added to 1,, in the important week of November ^[18] Close the show's second season, tap was nominated for the Southernmost African Film and Television Laurels ^[19]

In , Mbau competed be glad about the seventh season of Strictly Come Dancing.^[20] In week 7 she and partner Quintus Theologian failed to earn enough votes to remain in the disaccord, and she was eliminated.^[21] Here was an initial controversy assiduous social media as super-fans exhaust Mbau expressed their disappointment favour questioned the integrity of justness voting process.^[22] Mbau competed cultivate the first episode of goodness second season of MTV Continent Lip Sync Battles, where she faced off with fellow performer Nadia Nakai.^[23]

In April , Mbau landed the supporting role waning "Pinky" in 's first-ever telenovela, Ashes to Ashes.^[24] In Nov , she was nominated primed "Best Instagram Account" in integrity Channel24 Online Awards,^[25] which established local musicians, stars and get around figures who have a reverberating and influential online presence.

In March , Mbau landed rendering role of Palesa Tladi be glad about the hit television drama broadcast Umlilo;^[26] the character was unornamented closetlesbian state prosecutor who entered into a polygamous marriage, point of view her sole purpose was go up against produce children. In July , Mbau landed a new broadcasting show on SABC 3 styled The Weekend Edition alongside ghettoblaster and TV host Phat Joe.^[27] The duo hosted the elegance show on weekend mornings, filmed in Cape Town.

In July , Mbau appeared in uncut new entertainment show titled The Scoop which aired on SABC 3 as part of rectitude channel's new lineup.^[28] In Sep , BET Africa channel proclaimed a new part reality apartment titled The Big Secret, hosted by Mbau.^[29] In the lean-to, she gets participants to order their darkest secrets. The pretend aired to air on Oct 25, , and ended touch a two-part reunion episode.^[30]

In Stride , Mbau joined the class of South Africa's most watched TV show, Uzalo, on SABC 1, portraying the role designate go-getter Dinekile aka Lady Give way who is a shoplifter because of trade and aspires for spruce life like her cousin MaNgcobo.^[31] Having done short stints hostage jail for petty crimes subject knows her way around primacy underworld, she has not carried out what she wants yet. Cover July , Mbau announced torment return to the show muddle up its 5th season.^[32] In Apr , Mzansi Magic released dialect trig trailer for their new photoplay series, Abomama, which examines build up challenges the ideas of piety and sin.^[33] Mbau takes nobleness lead role playing Tshidi, inventiveness approval-seeking former ghetto queen upset suburban wife who is wedded to a reputable doctor studied by Leroy Gopal. The fкte debuted with over a cardinal viewers, making it the tertiary most watched show on DStv.^[34]

In July , Mbau was declared as the host of Ordinal annually Basadi in Music Acclaim, which was held at Joburg Theatre.^[35]

Radio

In , Mbau became rendering host of a radio present on Metro FM, Whose high up is it anyway, alongside entertainers Somizi Mhlongo and Ntombi Ngcobo.^[36] The show premiered nationally overturn July 18, , and ran for a year until niggardly came to an end bring the reshuffle of the station.^[37]

Film

Mbau's first feature film, Happiness survey a Four-letter Word, premiered mark February 19, ^[38] She sham the role of Zaza, presentation wife to Bheki (Simo Magwaza), mother of two, and holder of a shoe store.^[39] Nobility film premiered with box office-smashing numbers and continued with warrant box office receipts over R7 million in its third hebdomad on the cinema circuit. Park ended up surpassing the R10 million mark.^[40]

In , Mbau began production of her second fell with filmmaker and comedian Metropolis Schuster, Frank and Fearless, which was set for cinema unfasten in ^[41]

Mbau's third film, unmixed thriller titled The Red Room, was set for cinema turn loose in ^[42]

Business ventures

In November , Mbau announced the launch a number of her own brand of birthplace called I Am Khanyi - Millennial Shimmer Gin.^[43]

In mbau got a role in greatness series the wife in which she played the role near zandile who is the her indoors of one of the Nguni brothers.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

South African International Pick up Academy Awards

References

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