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Biography Of BB Titans Co-Host, Lawrence Maleka

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Biography Of BB Titans Co-Host, Lawrence Maleka

Lawrence Maleka is a South African award-winning actor and media personality. He will be a co-host with Nigerian journalist and popular host of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show, Chukwuebuka Obi-Uchendu, on Big Brother Titans (BB Titans) as Multichoice launches a new edition of the former entertainment show.

Lawrence Maleka Biography

As announced by its organizers earlier, the airing of BB Titans will commence on Sunday, January 15, 2023, and people across Africa and other countries are curious to know more about Maleka, who is tagged alongside Nigeria’s famous BBNaija host.

Age: Maleka was born on the 11th of April 1990 to a family of four in Soweto, South Africa. In the next three months, the actor will be 33 years of age.

Marital Status: Naija News understands that Maleka is married to Zenokuhle Maseko.

Lawrence Maleka’s Career And Stardom

Maleka was said to have begun acting at a tender age and had featured in many films, commercials and TV series. Records, however, indicate that the 32-year-old actor’s name went viral after hosting the Mzansi Magic reality competition called Clash of the Choirs in South Africa.

He also received some accolades when he took over as Bonang Matheba’s replacement in the show’s third season in 2016. Maleka is also widely recognized by fans of the TV show ‘The River’ as Zolani, Naija News understands.

Maleka currently has over two hundred thousand followers on his verified Twitter account as of the time of compiling this biography. On his Instagram, he currently has about 389k (Three hundred and eighty-nine thousand) followers.

Only a little information about Lawrence Maleka’s education is currently online, but some unverifiable platforms claim the South African actor was brilliant at school and used to be a talented rugby player during his high school days.

Reports in some quarters also said that Maleka did not attend any movie school of or special training before he started acting. It was said that Maleka taught himself how to write a movie script after learning by himself how to mimic famous actors.

Maleka also appeared in a movie scene in 2009, where he became a show presenter on Soweto TV. He had broadcast programs like Ziyaporomo and Radio Street.

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He became the director of Lotto Powerball Lottery on e.tv after taking over from Vizel Makania in 2015. He also had the chance of a lifetime to replace Bonang Matheba as director of Clash of the Choirs South Africa, the reality TV series Mzansi Magic.

Marital Life

Maleka, according to reports, got married to Maseko in a private wedding. The actor is said to have refused to make many public details about his wife, who also appeared in the movie ‘The River’.

Maseko played the role of Mbali in ‘The River, her acting debut, Naija News learnt.



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