Khanyisile Mbau is a well-known South African actress, musician, television host, and socialite. She gained recognition for her roles as Doobsie in the soap opera Muvhango (2004-2005), Mbali in the soap opera Mzansi, and in the miniseries After Nine on SABC 1.
Currently, she plays the character Tshidi on the show Abomama, which airs on Mzansi Magic. Since 2018, she has been hosting entertainment programs called The Scoop and The Big Secret on SABC 3.
What is Khanyi Mbau Net Worth?
Khanyi Mbau is a popular television personality and actress from South Africa, known for her net worth of $10 million. She gained fame through her role in the soap series “Muvhango” from 2004 to 2005. Mbau also appeared in the miniseries “After Nine” and the soap opera “Mzansi.”
She hosts the show “Katch It With Khanyi” and has been featured in films such as “Happiness is a Four-Letter Word” (2016) and “Hear Me Move” (2015). In 2010, Mbau released her debut studio album with the same name.
In 2015, she received the Channel24 Online Award for having the top Instagram account, and she currently has over a million Instagram followers. Her first book is titled “Bitch, Please!”
Khani Mbau’s net worth was revealed in the following tweet from America Has A Problem:-
Khanyi Mbau’s net worth estimated at $10 million. Bonang’s net worth estimated at $7 million. I understand why y’all mad. Stay pressed babies, the truth doesn’t care. pic.twitter.com/p6W1WdfAGo
— AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (@Qhama_C) May 28, 2023
In 2012, Khanyi Mbau announced that she was working on her second book. In August 2016, she shared her plans to release the book. Over the years, Khanyi has faced criticism for her changing appearance.
In September 2016, an internet troll accused her of lightening her skin. However, Khanyi quickly responded and defended herself by mentioning her increasing wealth.
When Did Khanyi Mbau Start Her Career?
After actress Lindiwe Chibi was shot by her boyfriend Dan Mokoena in 2004, Mbau took up Chibi’s role as Doobsie on Muvhango. She allegedly lost her job a year later because she spent too much time partying and appearing in Sunday tabloids.
Mbau debuted as Mbali in the second season of the popular drama series Mzansi on SABC 1 in 2006. The program was not picked up for a third season by SABC 1. Mbau portrayed Zee in the SABC 1 miniseries After 9 later that year.
She served as a special guest judge for Turn It Out’s second season on SABC 1 in 2012. She appeared in an episode of Ekasi: Our Stories, an anthology drama series on E.tv, in 2013.
She also appeared in the DStv Vuzu documentary I Am, and in the DStv Mzansi Magic miniseries Like Father Like Son, she played Sindisiwe Sibeko. Mbau published her autobiography Bitch, Please! in August 2012. I’m Khanyi Mbau, and Lesley Mofokeng has written me.
Mbau appeared in the reality television documentary Reality Check on E.tv in 2013. The same year, Mbau launched her own chat show, Katch It With Khanyi, on the OpenView HD channel eKasi+. Late in 2014, the program received a second-season renewal.
It surpassed Motswako on SABC 2 to take the top spot in talk show viewer share. Katch It With Khanyi had 785,000 viewers when it aired initially; by the first week of November 2014, it had 1,669,000. The program received a nomination for the 2015 South African Film and Television Awards during its second season.
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