Shashi Naidoo (born 4 November 1980) is a South African actress and television anchor. She is best known for co-hosting the E!TV magazine show 20Something.[1]
Naidoo was born and raised in Port Elizabeth, matriculating from Alexander Road High School in 1997.[1] Naidoo moved to Johannesburg to study chiropractic medicine. She completed five years of study and two years of internship at the University of Johannesburg.
Naidoo became known in 2004 when she played Linda McGinty in the E!tv soap opera Backstage.[1] Soon after she had a brief role in the SABC1 soap Generations.[1] Naidoo also appeared in a minor role in the 2007 mini-series Society. Naidoo began co-presenting the youth magazine show EMS Volume 1 on SABC1 on October 2, 2007.
Naidoo dated reality TV contestant Ismail Hendricks, who appeared on the show The Apprentice South Africa in 2005 [1] and married Mark Sandler in December 2009.[2]