Lerato Mvelase (née Moloisane; born on 7 September 1982 in Soweto) is a renowned South African actress and television presenter.
She walked into the spotlight upon playing the role of Katlego in Home Affairs, an SABC1 drama series. She appeared in the series from 2005 to 2009.
Profile
| Name | Lerato Mvelase |
| Age | 37 years old |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | Degree in Drama, Diploma in Communication Science |
| Brother | ProVerb |
| Alma mater | University of Witwatersrand, University of South Africa |
| Ex-boyfriend | Siyabonga Radebe |
| Profession | Actress, singer |
| Date of birth | 7 September 1982 |
| Place of birth | Soweto |
| Children | Makayla Mvelase and Nkanyezi Samukelisiwe Mvelase |
| Popular role | Katlego in Home Affairs |
Age
Her date of birth is on the 7th of September 1982 and the place of birth is in Soweto. Lerato Mvelase is 37 years old and celebrates her birth yearly on September 7th.
Education
The Soweto born star matriculated at Sacred Heart College. Lerato engaged in drama from a very young age.
She appeared in theatre productions during her days in school and chose to pursue a career in her passion. Acting, singing, and singing to her came naturally.
Lerato attended the University of Witwatersrand (Wits University) and graduated with a degree in Drama in 2002. The actress kicked off as a presenter on CCM1 that same year.
She also obtained a diploma in Communication Science from the University of South Africa (UNISA).
Family
Lerato is the sister of Proverb, a South African popular rapper, radio, and television personality. She is a mother to two (2) girls who are Makayla Mvelase and Nkanyezi Samukelisiwe Mvelase.
The actress is active on Instagram and shares her everyday lifestyle and experiences on the platform. The actress has over 298,000 followers on Instagram.
Sangoma
The actress and singer revealed that she was undergoing training to be a traditional healer in 2018.
According to TimesLIVE, it had affected her children who struggled the first few months she was not around.
She underwent a six-month training away from her family in 2015. Lerato, who is a practicing traditional healer, shared her experience with Metro FM’s DJ Fresh.
“It was very hard on my kids. I mean my kids sleep with me, even today. So for them to wake up and mommy isn’t there…
“It was very hard for my kids after six months of me being away but kids are very understanding actually. We don’t give them enough credit.”
Boyfriend
She and Siyabonga Radebe were into a relationship until things went wrong. The couple had to go their separate ways after having a love affair even though they had a child together.
Her boyfriend was cheating on her, with hurt feelings she decided to end the relationship.
Perhaps, Siyabonga realized he made mistakes and apologized on Instagram for failing as a boyfriend and father. He is a popular comedian, actor, and TV show host.
Career
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. #sengkhatheleS2 coming soon @tribalmediahouseIn 2011 she landed a starring role as Princess in Home Sweet Home, an SABC2 sitcom. The character is a responsible, intelligent, attractive, ambitious, somewhat obsessive-compulsive security guard.
Still in the same year, Lerato landed another starring role as Yoliswa in Shreds and Dreams, an SABC1 mini-series.
The actress made her debut acting appearance in a cameo role Backstage, an etv soapie in 2003.
Following her outstanding performance in the show, she landed another role as Mbali in the first season of Mzansi, an SABC1 drama series, in 2004. The character is a young college design student
She couldn’t continue playing the role of Mbali in the second season because of her presenting job on Mindset Educational TV.
Lerato landed a lead role as Katlego in Home Affairs in 2005. She speaks five languages including English, South Sotho, Tswana, Zulu, and Xhosa.
She replaced Joel Zuma as the host of the e.tv docu-reality series Kaelo – Stories of Hope in the 9th season of the show in 2013.
She landed a starring role as Dipuo Nuru in Theola, an SABC2 thriller series. Lerato also featured as a guest star actress on The Road, an Mzansi Magic telenovela in 2015.
Lerato also played a recurring role as Lt. Samkelo Mkhize on isiBaya, an Mzansi Magic soapie isiBaya. She appeared first in Season 4, Episode 121 in August 2016.
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