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Kgaogelo Monama

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Birth / Real Name:	Kgaogelo Monama
Occupation:	Actress and television personality
Date of Birth	11 May 1990 (age 33 years)
Place of Birth	Vosloorus, Gauteng
Nationality:	South African
Gender:	Female
Education:	Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

Kgaogelo Monama, (born 11 May 1990 in Vosloorus, Gauteng, South African), actress and television personality best known for playing the role of Lerato in Mzansi Magic telenovela Diep City.

Who is Kgaogelo Monama?

Kgaogelo Monama was born on 11 May 1990, in Vosloorus, Gauteng, South Africa.

Kgaogelo Monama education

Kgaogelo Monama received a B-Tech degree in Drama and Film Production from Tshwane University of Technology

Kgaogelo Monama boyfriend

Kgaogelo Monama is dating KZN born actor Sabelo Ernest Radebe.

Career

Kgaogelo Monama landed her first role in television, as Sarafina – a young, ambitious and outgoing waitress at Cole’s bar – in the e.tv soapie Scandal!.

In the same year (2014) she guest starred in the first episode of Soul City 12. The following year she guest starred in the e.tv action drama series Z’bondiwe and landed her role on Thandeka’s Diary, a sitcom which follows the (mis)adventures of 16-year-old Thandeka Zulu.

Theatre performances include Tselane and The Giant, Malibongwe Igama Lamakhosikaz, Exile, In Our Blood, Have You Seen Zandile?, She Bellows and Sophiatown.

With an alto voice range, she is a professional cabaret dancer who has performed at Morula Sun and Meropa Casino; and is a dancer in the group Diva Strides.

In 2016 she became a co-presenter on the SABC2 daytime talk show Talk SA, joining the show for its seventh season.

In 2021 she landed her first starring role in television when she was cast as Lerato in the Mzansi Magic telenovela DiepCity, which explores the struggle of four young women trying to make their way in the world.