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African Couch Potato
African Couch Potato is a South African perspective on all things film and television. Hosted by award-winning TV producer, Gino Shelile, it mashes up in-studio interviews with industry professionals, titles to check out each week, a current film or series review, and a look at old movies that are worth rewatching.
African Couch Potato
12 A Sitdown with Shalate Sekhabi
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Kgabang Sekhabi, popularly known as Shalate Sekhabi, is a South African actress and singer. She is best known for the roles in the television soap operas, The River, and House of Zwide.
Shalate has had a passion for music, drama, and modelling from a tender age. When she was only eight, she joined her school’s choir and was active in the drama club. At 11 years old, she got into children’s modelling and launched her modelling career.
Shalate made her acting debut in 2014 in short films, Making a Kill (directed by Justin Head) and A Cup of Sugar (directed by Xolile Tshabalala). She started acting on television in January 2020 after being cast in the recurring role of Millicent in season 3 of The River on 1Magic. She later landed the role of Shoki on eTV’s House of Zwide.
Shalate has just released a brand-new extended play tagged “Love Is… EP”.
The actress is also the daughter of renowned South African playwright and director Aubrey Sekhabi.
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