Coming On Up: Khanyi Mbau to Star Alongside African Talent on New Reality Show

Coming On Up: Khanyi Mbau to Star Alongside African Talent on New Reality Show

  • South African media personality Khanyi Mbau will be expanding her wings on a new Netflix original show, Young, Famous and African
  • The reality TV show will see Mbau along with other artists from across the continent entertaining local viewers
  • Other huge names linked to the project include, Nadia Nakai, Zari The Boss and Naked DJ

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Khanyi Mbau will be appearing alongside a few other stars from around the continent on the first ever African reality series premiering on Netflix soon.

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Khanyi Mbau will star on a new show on Netflix. Image: @mbaureloaded
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Representing Mzansi, Khanyi Mbau, Nadia Nakai, Andile Ncube, and Naked DJ will be putting their best feet forward. Khanyi took to social media to tease her fans with a few details about the show.

“Welcome to my world! Global first, are you ready?”

Zari The Boss, who is Ugandan-born, will also be representing Mzansi on the show. This is not the first time Khanyi Mbau has hit the small screen.

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Last year, Khanyi Mbau bagged a show titled Always Rise. When Mbau released the trailer for the show, it left fans super excited. Khanyi's rags-to-riches story dominated headlines and her transformation in to the media mogul she is today made for for great viewing.

Other celebrities who have ventured into reality TV shows include Kelly Khumalo, Lebo M, Bonang Matheba and Shauwn Mkhize - it clearly must be very lucrative.

Kelly Khumalo celebrates SAFTA win for reality TV show Life with Kelly Khumalo

Briefly News previously reported that Mzansi singer Kelly Khumalo took to social media to thank God for her big win at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs). Her reality show, Life with Kelly Khumalo, won the award for the Best Structured Soapie Reality Show.

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Kelly's show first aired on Showmax and was a hit amongst fans because they got to see the inner workings of her life. The singer bared her soul on the series and viewers got to see a glimpse of Kelly's personal life and the challenges she faces.

Taking to social media, Kelly thanked God for the win at the prestigious award show and captioned her post:

"Lord you are worthy of all the praises #LifeWithKellyKhumalo congratulations to ME."

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Sibusisiwe Lwandle (Head of Entertainment) Sibusisiwe Lwandle is the Head of Entertainment at Briefly News (joined in 2019). She holds one Bachelor of Arts (BA) and one Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of Cape Town and the University of KZN respectively. She has over 10 years of experience in journalism, having worked in print, online and broadcast media. She has worked at Independent Media and 1KZNTV and has contributed columns to the Washington Post. Passed set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Email: sibusisiwe.lwandle@briefly.co.za