Khanyi Mbau

Khanyi Mbau

Mbau in the new Khosi Nkosi Spring campaign
Born Khanyisile Mbau
(1985-10-15) 15 October 1985
Soweto, South Africa
Residence Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Other names Queen of Bling
Occupation
Years active 2004 – present
Television Katch It With Khanyi
Website mykhanyimbau.com

Khanyisile Mbau (born October 15, 1985) known professionally as Khanyi Mbau is a South African television personality, actress and socialite diva.[1] Raised in Soweto, Mbau rose to widespread prominence and became a household name as the second Doobsie in the SABC2 soap opera Muvhango (2004-2005); as Mbali in the SABC1 soap opera Mzansi and SABC1's mini-series After Nine. She is the host of Katch It With Khanyi.[2][3]

Early life

Khanyisile Mbau was born at Florence Nightingale Hospital in Hillbrow in Johannesburg on the evening of October 15, 1985. Her mother, Lynette Sisi Mbau was a 25-year-old corporate climber working in the finance department of the pension fund at Barclays Bank. Mbau's father Menzi Mcunu[4] was not married to her mother at the time as the couple was only dating. Mcunu had no claim to the child but he named her nevertheless: Khanyisile, one who brings light. Mbau kept her mother’s surname. Lynette soon left baby Khanyi with her parents in Mofolo, Soweto and returned to work. Her grandmother would virtually raise her.

Mbau’s grandparents were very Western in the way they dressed and saw the world. Mbau said “Gladys (her grandmother) would can you if you broke the rules. She ran her household with the decorum and attention to detail of Buckingham Palace” Mbau lovingly referred to her as the “Queen of England” Mbau attended a white-only crèche called Flock on Eloff Street in downtown Johannesburg. The founder of the school had immigrated to South Africa from England and no hang-ups about racial mixing. Surrounded by blondes and brunettes with piercing blue eyes at her crèche, Mbau noticed there was something different about her.[5]

In August 2012, Mbau released her biography[6] “Bitch, Please! I’m Khanyi Mbau”[7] written by the journalist Lesley Mofokeng. Late 2014, Mbau participated in SABC3’s season 7 of Strictly Come Dancing.[8][9]

Career

In 2004 she replaced actress Lindiwe Chibi in the role of Doobsie on Muvhango,[10] after Chibi was shot in the face by her boyfriend. A year later she was fired from the role, reportedly for spending too much time partying and appearing in the Sunday tabloids.[11]

In 2006 Mbau joined the SABC 1 hit drama series, Mzansi,[12] in its second season as Mbali. SABC 1 did not renew the show for the third season. Later in 2007 Mbau played the role of Zee in the SABC1 mini-series After 9.[13]

In 2012 she was the guest judge on the second season of SABC 1’s Turn It Out. In 2013 Mbau starred in an episode of E.tv’s anthology drama series, Ekasi: Our Stories, she featured in the DStv’s Vuzu documentary titled I Am, she portrayed Sindisiwe Sibeko on DStv’s Mzansi Magic mini-series Like Father Like Son.[14]

In 2013 she featured in the docu-reality television series Reality Check, on E.tv.[15] Also she began hosting her own talk show on the OpenView HD channel eKasi+, Katch It With Khanyi. The show was renewed for a second season late 2014. The talk show reached number one in audience share for talk shows,[16] exceeding the share of SABC2's Motswako.[17]

Katch It With Khanyi debuted with a viewership of 785,000 viewers which increased to 1,669,000 viewers in the first week of November 2014.[17] During the talk show's second season, it was nominated for the South African Film and Television Awards 2015.[18]

In 2014, Mbau featured in the seventh season of Strictly Come Dancing South Africa. On week 7 Mbau and partner, Quintus Jansen, failed to earn enough votes to remain in the dancing competition – as a result she was eliminated. The initial controversy was on the social media as super fans of Mbau expressed their disappointment and questioned the integrity of the voting process.[8]

July 2015, MTV Africa launched lip sync battles. Khanyi Mbau and Amanda Du-Pont where some of Mzansi's A-Listers to perform. Mbau of course took the award home.[19]

In November 2015, Mbau was nominated for the 'Best Instagram Account' in the Channel24 Online Awards which honoured local musicians, stars and public figures who have a powerful and influential online presence.[20]

In February 2016, Mbau is set to star in her first ever feature film, Happiness is a Four-Letter Word and it's set to hit theatres February 19 2016.[21]

Filmography

Movie roles

Television roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014–Present Katch It With Khanyi Herself Host [23]
2007 After 9 Zee Season 1 [13]
2015 Ashes to Ashes Pinki Season 1 [24]
2015 aYeYe Thenjiwe Season 1 [25]
2014 Check - Coast Lerato Moloi Season 1 [26]
2013 - 2014 eKasi: Our Stories Thabiso/Thandiswa Season 5 [27]
2013 I Am Herself Season 1
2013 Like Father Like Son Sindisiwe Sibeko Season 1
2004 - 2005 Muvhango Doobsie Season 1 .[1]
2014 - 2015 My perfect family Herself Season 3
2005 - 2006 Mzansi Mbali Season 2 [12]
2013 - 2014 Mzansi Love Kgomotso Season 2 Kasi Style [28]
2014 Mzansi Love Lebo Kgosi Season 3 Big City Love [29]
2005 Scandal Katlego Season 1 [30]
2013 Reality Check Herself Season 1 [31]
2014 - 2015 Skwizas Mimi Season 3 [32]
2014 Strictly Come Dancing (South African TV series) Herself Season 7 [33]
2014 The close up eNCA Herself Season 4 [34]
2014 Comedy Central Roast Herself (Roaster) Season 2 [35]
2006 - The Lab Kgomotso/Busi Season 1 & 2 [36]
2014 South African Film and Television Awards Herself (Presenter) Season 8 [37]
2011 Tropika Island of Treasure Herself Season 3 Thailand [38]
2012 Turn it Out Herself (Guest judge) Season 2 Street battle[39]

Discography

Mbau released a self-titled debut album Khanyi Mbau on May 21, 2010.[40] It was released under CCP Record Company, a division of EMI Music South Africa.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 South African Film and Television Awards Best Talk show Katch It With Khanyi Nominated [41]
2015 Channel24 Online Awards Best Instagram Account Won [42]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Khanyi Mbau says she is in talks to reprise her role as Muvhango's Doobsie". The Times (South Africa).
  2. ↑ E.tv. "Katch It With Khanyi". E.tv.
  3. ↑ Musanhu-Kardashian, Dylan (11 April 2015). "Khanyi Mbau Official Website". My Khanyi Mbau. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. ↑ NGWAKO, MALATJI. "Khanyi Mbau's dad naked terror". Sunday World. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Lesley, Mofokeng. Bitch Please! I'm Khanyi Mbau.
  6. ↑ Lesley Mofokeng. "Bitch, please! I'm Khanyi Mbau". Goodreads.
  7. ↑ Mofokeng, Lesley (2012). Bitch, please! I'm Khanyi Mbau (1st ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg. ISBN 9780624054283.
  8. 1 2 "Strictly Come Dancing responds to Khanyi Mbau drama". DRUM.
  9. ↑ "Strictly Come Dancing". tvsa.co.za.
  10. ↑ Bongiwe Sithole. "Khanyi Mbau was paid R80 000 for first acting role". Sowetan LIVE.
  11. ↑ Talk, Team (20 February 2015). "Khanyi Mbau to reprise 'Doobsie' role on Muvhango". ALL4WOMEN. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Mzansi". tvsa.co.za.
  13. 1 2 "After 9". tvsa.co.za.
  14. ↑ Mashoto, Lekgau. "'Like Father, Like Son' is so much like real life". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  15. ↑ Admin. "Khanyi, Nonhle and Babalwa get a Reality Check". Etv South Africa. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "Khanyi Mbau has the most watched TV talk show in SA". The Times (South Africa).
  17. 1 2 Staff, Reporter. "Khanyi talks her way to the top". Times Live. Timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  18. ↑ TVSA Team. "Primetime TV Ratings - Week 45". TVSA. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  19. ↑ Channel, 24. "Amanda Du-Pont and Khanyi Mbau go to war... with their lips!". Kyle Zeeman. Channel24. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  20. ↑ Channel24 (3 November 2015). "The nominees for the Channel24 Online Awards 2015 are..". Channel24. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  21. ↑ Graye, Morkel (17 November 2015). "Khanyi Mbau talks about her first big-screen film role". Etv. Etv. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  22. ↑ Graye, Morkel (17 November 2015). "Khanyi Mbau talks about her first big-screen film role". Etv South Africa. Etv. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  23. ↑ Times, LIVE. "Khanyi Mbau has the most watched TV talk show in SA". Times LIVE. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  24. ↑ "Ashes to Ashes (2015)". tvsa.co.za.
  25. ↑ "aYeYe". tvsa.co.za.
  26. ↑ "Check-Coast". tvsa.co.za.
  27. ↑ "eKasi: Our Stories". tvsa.co.za.
  28. ↑ "Mzansi Love". tvsa.co.za.
  29. ↑ "Mzansi Love". tvsa.co.za.
  30. ↑ "Scandal!". tvsa.co.za.
  31. ↑ Admin. "Khanyi Mbau, Babalwa Mneno and Nonhle Thema get real". Drum South Africa. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  32. ↑ "Skwizas". tvsa.co.za.
  33. ↑ Admin. "Strictly Come Dancing responds to Khanyi Mbau drama". Drum South Africa. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  34. ↑ "The Close Up". tvsa.co.za.
  35. ↑ Charl Blignaut and Lesley Mofokeng. "Khanyi Mbau’s vajayjay rules the roast". City Press. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  36. ↑ "The Lab". tvsa.co.za.
  37. ↑ "The South African Film and Television Awards". tvsa.co.za.
  38. ↑ "Tropika Island of Treasure". tvsa.co.za.
  39. ↑ "Turn It Out". tvsa.co.za.
  40. 1 2 Khanyi, Mbau. "Khanyi Mbau Album". iTunes. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  41. ↑ ScreenAfrica (25 February 2015). "2015 SAFTAs nominees announced". ScreenAfrica. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  42. ↑ Channel24 (3 November 2015). "The nominees for the Channel24 Online Awards 2015 are..". Channel24. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

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