Her many TV appearances were the reason the audience fell in love with the actress, especially when she was still on the E.tv show Scandal.
Here’s how Kgomotso rose to fame.
Kgomotso Christopher Age
Kgomotso Christopher was born on the 25th of May 1979. She is 41-years-old.
Kgomotso Christopher Education
Due to her good grades she was awarded the Jules Kramer Award for Fine Arts when she graduated.
In 2004, Kgomotso graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts at Columbia University in New York City.
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Kgomotso Christopher Family
Kgomotso revealed that her husband was her varsity sweetheart as they met in her first year at a fresher’s bash and have been together ever since.
Kgomotso expressed how challenging life can be when it comes to having a balance between her career and duties as a wife.
“I’m blessed regardless of the challenges we’ve had, we support each other on so many levels – we put each other’s growth first.”
“What that has afforded for our family, is opening the world to us. Travel has become part of our lives. During school holidays we go to Dubai. My husband is an amazing dad and when he’s around, he makes sure he’s completely involved.”
Kgomotso Christopher Career
She also appeared on SOS, Backstage, and Moferefere Lenyalong. From thereon, producers were aware of her prowess as an actress and she started getting called up for upcoming projects.
Kgomotso also starred on theatre plays such as Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet and Dr Faustus.
The actress joined then joined Scandal in 2016 after leaving Isidingo
The lady who tells you that you have insufficient funds to make this call is our very own Kgomotso. What was shocking is that she had been doing this voice-over gig for a whole six years and no one would have guessed.
In 2018 she was also appointed as Chair Of the Naledi Theatre Awards Board. The Naledi Theatre is one of the biggest Arts awards in South Africa which recognize and rewards those in the Arts sector.
Kgomotso went on to add that as she had taken up the role and working alongside the CEO she was determined to grow the brand even further than it already had with its annual event.
Kgomotso announced in 2020 that she will be apart of M-Net’s upcoming original telenovela Legacy.
Legacy is scheduled to debut in September and features an all-star cast, former Isidingo villain Michelle Botes, Golden Horn Award winner for Best Supporting Actress Mary Anne Barlows, Anton Jeftha and Deon Lotz have been announced as part of the cast.
The actress will portray the role of Dineo, the wife of Sebastian Price who has built an upmarket investment empire and is getting ready to retire and a family member has to take his position, but who will it be?
Kgomotso Christopher Scandal Exit
The name of the character she played on Scandal was Yvonne Thebe.
The actress shared a picture of herself on the set of Scandal, finally signing out. As hugs and kissing have been prohibited on many SA’s TV shows, the actress was showered with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
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Kgomotso Christopher Awards & Nominations
Her time on the big screen has allowed her to be nominated and awarded for some awards:
2014 – Best Actress at the You Spectacular Awards
2019 – Golden Horn Award for Best Actress in a TV Soap
2020 – Best Actress in a TV Soap at the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas)
Kgomotso Christopher Brand Endorsement
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Kgomotso Christopher Controversy
Florence Masebe, responded, stating that the SABC should perhaps take a leaf out of eTV’s book as they have a payment system in place that works. The actors also revealed that that the SABC still had not updated policies to account for revenue drawn from other income streams on various broadcasting platforms or devices.
The far-fetched article went as far as to allocate Kgomotso with a character and storyline and detailed that the supposed clause stipulated that the production company protect her from unfair treatment imposed on her ex.
“I didn’t shoot. I didn’t have a contract and my apparent bosses Connie and Shona who fired me don’t even know they even hired me in the first place. Kumnandi e Sattafrika.”
“As my last day in YV’s shoes approaches, I can’t help but reminisce about the thrill ride it’s been to navigate this gem of a character, gifted to me by the dedicated and talented Scandal! writers. Scandal! will always hold a special place in my heart because through the efforts, talents, and love of the cast and crew.”
