Media personality, Khanyi Mbau, is returning to our TV screens just a few months after her reality series, Mbau reloaded: Always Rise came to an end. This time around, we’ll get to see self-proclaimed Queen of Bling as a judge on upcoming HONEY TV competition show, The Next Big Trender.
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Alongside two other judges including rapper Nadia Nakai and Nigerian comedian, Olalekan ‘Lekan’ Olaleye – the three will be scoring the show’s contestants – hoping to find the most impressive influencer and ultimately the continent's next big trender.
Khanyi will bring the slay factor to the judging panel, along with originality, experience, wisdom and sass.
NADIA NAKAI
Rapper, songwriter and host of the Naked Room on Channel O, Zimbabwe-born Nadia Nakai got her big break when she featured on Riky Rick’s Amantombazane hit remix, and she’s broken the internet several times with her daring social media posts. This multi-faceted talent brings her witty comebacks to the show along with first-hand experience of how to captivate audiences on television and online.
OLALEKAN "LEKAN" OLALEYE
Online comedian and entertainer Olalekan “Lekan” Olaleye is a Yoruba language and cultural values flag-bearer in Nigeria and the third judge on the panel. Olalekan’s popularity grew from comedy skits shared on social media. He will bring this perspective to the contestants’ challenges and provide some comic relief.
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The Next Big Trender will see five aspiring social media stars, from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa, go all out to win over the show’s panel of judges and, most importantly, their online followers and TV audiences.
WATCH | The promo for The Next Big Trender
Catch The Next Big Trender on HONEY, DSTV channel 173 on Friday, 19 March at 18:00 CAT.
