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Kuli Roberts | |
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Born | Nomakula Roberts 16 December 1972 South Africa |
Died | 9 February 2022
Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 49)
Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter, actress |
Spouse |
Berwyn 'Bez' Roberts
(
m. 1990, divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Hlubi Mboya ,Rethabile Mboya(sisters), Siyanda Mboya(brother ) |
Nomakula Kuli Roberts (16 December 1972 – 9 February 2022) was a South African fashion and beauty tabloid journalist, television presenter, author and actress. [1] She was popularly known for co-hosting the SABC2 reality television show What Not To Wear and as a presenter and commentator on SABC3's daily talk show Trending SA. [2]
Kuli began her journalism career with Pace magazine. She was the editor of Drum Magazine, Fashion, and Beauty. Kuli was also a columnist of Sunday World.[ citation needed]
From 2004 to 2005, she was a TV Host at SABC2 reality television show What Not To Wear. From 2008 to 2009, Kuli co-hosted the SABC1 gossip show called The Real Goboza for the second and third seasons. From 2010 to 2013 she hosted the celebrity gossip magazine show Headline.[ citation needed]
In 2011, she drew criticism after writing a piece in her column about the "pros and cons" of dating mixed-race women. The media company which owned the tabloid that the column was in said that the piece was "derogatory" and "enforced racial stereotypes". [3]
From 2012 to 2013, Kuli played a fictional version of herself in the Mzansi Magic TV series iNkaba. From 2020 to 2021, she played Mildred Sefatsa on Seasons 4 and 5 of the soapie The Queen. [4] She also played Tina in the Netflix movie Angeliena (2021). [5]
In 2019, her novel Siren was published. [6]
From 1990, she was married to Berwyn 'Bez' Roberts, but they later divorced. Together they had two children. Her sister, Hlubi Mboya, is known for her role as HIV-positive Nandipha on the SABC3 soap opera, Isidingo.[ citation needed]
Roberts died on 9 February 2022, at the age of 49. [7] [8]