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How Boity Thulo Became One Of South Africa’s Most Beloved Celebrities

E! VIP returns for a new season to reveal 12 of Africa’s most famous celebrities’ lives and careers.

This Sunday, E! Africa (DStv 124) will feature Boity Thulo.

Thulo, from Potchefstroom, dropped out of Monash University in Johannesburg after studying psychology and criminology. Her first TV commercial was a Wimpy ad after signing with a casting agency.

The 32-year-old began her TV career as Crib Notes host on YOTV in 2011. She also hosted SkyRoom Live, Ridiculousness Africa, Club 808, Zoned, Change Down, and Big Brother Africa.

Rockville cast Thulo as its star. She played Mpho Bogatsu for four seasons.

Thulo debuted in Dear Betty, a 2014 comedy short film. In Mrs. Right Guy, she played Marie.

Thulo debuted as an opening act for Migos in 2017. On October 21, 2017, the actor performed with Nasty C at the TicketPro Dome.

“Music is an incredible, powerful medium. I think it probably was one of the main things that grew my following. The kind of support you garner through music is so different to the way you do in acting and television. Music is the powerful medium that I enjoy the most.”
— Boity Thulo says about her music career in E! VIP

In a sneak peek of the episode, Thulo shares more details about recording her first song, Wuz Dat, with Nasty C.

“I went into the studio with him [Nasty C], and we worked on a couple of songs and then Wuz Dat came about,” She says. “When I heard that, I thought, ‘Okay, this is where I’m comfortable.'”

E! VIP line-up:

29 January: Boity Thulo – South African television personality

5 February: Yvonne Nelson – Ghanaian actor and model

12 February: Gert-Johan Coetzee – South African fashion designer 19 February: Nasty C – South African rapper

26 February: Kate Kamau – Kenyan actor

5 March: Yemi Alade – Nigerian singer

12 March: Mihlali – South African content creator and make-up artist

19 March: Fireboy – Nigerian singer

Watch E! VIP: Boity Thulo on Sunday, 29 January at 20:00 on E! Africa (DStv 124).

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