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. Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is instagram.com/africancouchpotatoMusic by The_Mountain from Pixabay

In today's episode of African Couch Potato - The Mash-up, Gino continues chatting to Shonisani Masutha focussing on her 26 years in theatre, among all her other commitments. Shonisani first hit the boards aged only 6 years old. Theatre, unlike TV or Film doesn't give you a second or third take, you have to hit it first time around as your audience is only a few meteres away. No pressure! Shoni also  talks about her early experiences, touching on how to deal with corpsing (this is where actors on-stage start laughing and have to get out of it without the audience noticing) and the values of studying at drama  school and how that can help you further down the line, and much more.Shonisani is back on the stage in early November in Rapela - Speaking to the Unknown, a gripping psychological thriller, where she stars as Dr. Grace Ndou, an experienced psychiatrist who faces the daunting task of evaluating and interacting with a murder suspect.Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is instagram.com/africancouchpotatoMusic by The_Mountain from Pixabay

Today's episode of African Couch Potato - The Mash-up is the first of two parts with Gino chatting to Shonisani Masutha. Shonisani is the first African actress to star in a Bollywood series, where she played Norah in Mehek. Her first casting was for a children's game show called Small Talk, followed by a Mzansi Magic movie, titled On The Ropes, as the character Nandi. In her Masterclass, Shonisani opens up about her roles in Ring of Lies, KwaMamazala, Omen, Isithembiso as well as a feature in Royal Pains USA. Crucial to any acting gig are the auditions and Shonisani gives us tips on how to ace them as well as the importance of studying for your craft. Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is instagram.com/africancouchpotatoMusic by The_Mountain from Pixabay

In this episode of African Couch Potato: The Mash-up, Gino continues chatting to Jefferson Tshabalala: renowned writer, director, theatre and screen performer as well as the 2020 Standard Bank Young Artist for Theatre winner. In this second Masterclass, Jefferson discusses performance and how to truly get the best version of a script, a play or a character - both on stage and on-screen. The first part kicks off with sex scenes and how to handle them, then, completely separately, a look at how improv and workshopping can tighten a performance. Later,  Jefferson opens up on how he gets into character for a role, his thoughts on child actors and how talent needs nurturing, as well as how the written word is never the finished product. All this and more from the Delivery Man in Netflix's Big Nunu's Little Heist.Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is instagram.com/africancouchpotatoMusic by The_Mountain from Pixabay

This episode of African Couch Potato: The Mash-up puts Jefferson Tshabalala in the frame. Jefferson 'J Bobs' Tshabalala is a renowned writer, director, theatre and screen performer as well as the 2020 Standard Bank Young Artist for Theatre winner. In this Masterclass, Jefferson talks about the process of writing and provides personal insights into the world of performance - both on stage and on-screen. The first part focuses on workshopping and collaboration when it comes to writing performance pieces for theatre. Later,  Jefferson highlights the importance of improvisation and chemistry between cast members as he walks us through his lead role as the Delivery Man in Netflix's Big Nunu's Little Heist. Let us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is instagram.com/africancouchpotatoMusic by The_Mountain from Pixabay