Thembi Seete (born 25 March 1977, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa), actress known for playing the role of Gladys on Mzansi Magic drama series Gomora.
She rose to fame in the 90s as a member of music group called Boom Shaka.
Early life
Thembi Seete was born on 25 March 1977, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa.
Thembi Seete Children
In April 2018, Thembi gave birth to her baby boy, named Dakalo.
Thembi Seete family
Thembi Seete was born to Rebecca and sadly her father passed away who she always remembers to pay tribute to. She grew up in Sebokeng in the Vaal where she stayed with her aunt and uncle.
Thembi Seete boyfriend
Thembi Seete is very private when it comes to her love life. However, at a wedding in Mauritius she was spotted posing for a picture next to Cashflow and his girl with her boyfriend and Limpopo-born businessman Collen Mashawana.
Thembi is one of the celebrities who caught the country by surprise after news of her break up with her fiance surfaced.
The name of Thembi husband-to-be then is Bobo “Bo” Seritsane. The two were had been dating for over ten years, and Bobo proposed to her in 2012.
Career
Thembi Seete is best known as one of the members of the kwaito supergroup Boom Shaka, from 1994-2000.
After the group split, she launched a solo career and everything seemed to fall into place.
She played a minor role in the 2000 film Hijack Stories, but first made her mark in the hard-hitting controversial SABC1 drama series Yizo Yizo.
She also sang the popular track Sure Ntombazana for the soundtrack to Yizo Yizo 2 which was a stepping stone for her music career.
In 2001 Thembi released her debut solo album “Lollipop” which was a resounding success and was followed up by a second album Smatsatsa, featuring hits like Shayi Zandla and Mphate Kahle as well as featuring kwaito sensation Skwatta Kamp.
Between 2000 and 2004, she landed a role at Gaz’lam, which is a drama series at SABC1. In this series, she played the role of Lerato.
In 2005 she landed a role in ‘Crossing the Line’, which is an African movie that was made for TV.
Here, she pulled the role of Pumla. in 2006 she had the chance to play the leading role in SABC1’s Zone 14; a soccer drama series. Here, she played the role of Nina Moloi for the four seasons of the show.Watch live soccer online.
In 2015, she landed herself a gig on the soapie where she played the role of Bongi and in 2020, she also landed a role as Gladys in Mzansi Magic telenovela Gomora.
She also owns a make-up range and runs a beauty bar called Azuri with Mbali Nkosi and Sharon Khuzwayo.
In 2022, She was named as the co-host Mzansi Magic reality music competition Idols SA.
Net Worth
Thembi Seete has been around the industry for more than 20 years now. Her net worth has risen and is now believed to be over R10 Million.
She played a minor role in the 2000 feature film Hijack Stories, but first made her mark in the hard-hitting SABC1 drama series Yizo Yizo. She also sang the popular track Sure Ntombazana for the soundtrack to Yizo Yizo 2, which helped launch her solo music career.
Seete played the role of Lerato in the first two seasons of the SABC1 drama series Gaz’lam, from 2002-2004, and made a final guest appearance in the show’s third season premiere, entitled “Ghosts of the Past”, which aired on 18 February 2005.
In 2005 she played the role of Pumla in the South African made-for-TV movie Crossing the Line, written and directed by Brian Tilley.
The following year she landed the leading role of Nina Moloi in the SABC1 soccer drama series Zone 14, which she continued to play for four seasons.
In January 2006 she played the guest starring role of Lily, a young kwaito legend making a comeback who is brutally murdered, in an episode of the SABC1 drama series Mtunzini.com. The title of the episode was “Lily” (Season 1, Episode 3).
She also presented the SABC1 music dance show Jika Majika for the first 10 seasons, from 2006-2012.
In 2012 Thembi was one of the seven choirmasters for the Mzansi Magic reality competition Clash of the Choirs South Africa, which aired in 2013. She mentored the choirs from the Free State.
In 2013 she was the host of the Mzansi Magic/Mzansi Wethu game show Nguwe Na?, in which singles compete for a chance to win a date. She hosted the second season in 2014 as well.
She was also a guest presenter at the 6th annual Crown Gospel Music Awards, which aired live for the first time on SABC2 on Sunday 17 November, 2013.
In 2015 she joins e.tv soapie Rhythm City as Bongi, a drug addicted former superstar who has hit rock bottom and lost everything. She makes her debut on 30 July.
Television Roles
Show
Character
Clash of the Choirs South Africa – Season 1
Choirmaster – Free State
Family Secrets – Season 1
Eleanore Grace
Gaz’lam – Season 1
Lerato
Gaz’lam – Season 2
Lerato
Gaz’lam – Season 3
Lerato
Glambition – Season 1
Herself
Gomora – Season 1
Gladys
Gomora – Season 2
Gladys
Gomora – Season 3
Gladys
Gomora – Season 4
Gladys
Idols – Season 17
Guest Judge – Herself
Idols – Season 18
Judge – Herself
Idols – Season 19
Judge – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 1
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 2
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 3
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 4
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 5
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 6
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 7
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 8
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 9
Presenter – Herself
Jika Majika – Season 10
Presenter – Herself
Kings of Jo’burg – Season 1
Keneilwe Masire
Kings of Jo’burg – Season 2
Keneilwe Masire
Kings of Jo’burg – Season 3