E! VIP PROFILES KATE KAMOU IN LATEST EPISODE ON SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY AT 20:00 CAT ON E! AFRICA & UNIVERSAL+
Series offers exclusive insight into the lives and careers of 12 of Africa’s most high-profile celebrities
Airs weekly on Sundays at 20:00 CAT on E! Africa (DStv channel 124), with episodes available on Universal+ immediately after
E! VIP is back for a brand-new season to grant exclusive insight into the lives and careers of the most notable and high-profile celebrities from across Africa. Viewers can uncover the stories of stars from South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, including Sarkodie, Jo-anne Reyneke, Daniel Churchill, Boity Thulo, Yvonne Nelson, Gert-Johan Coetzee, Nasty C, Kate Kamau, Yemi Alade, Mihlali and Fireboy.
The episode featuring Kate Kamau will air on Sunday, 26 February 2023 at 20:00 CAT on E! Africa (DStv channel 124), available on Universal + immediately after.
In Kate Kamau’s episode of E! VIP she opens up on how she joined Mother-in-Law, her breakout role: “I was at my lowest, I felt like my dreams were shattered. Then my cousin got into acting, she was playing Tina on the show. So, I felt like my cousin was living my life, I’m left at home with a baby, and she was living with us. So, one day the phone rings and she asks me to come to where she was filming because there was an extra role that she thought I could play very well. I rushed to the set and I remember I was supposed to dance and that’s it. I danced so hard that I was overpaid! The producer asked, ‘can you act?’ and I tried a script and I was a secretary to Charlie and that’s how Selena grew. I was like this opportunity is not gonna pass me by”.
Kate discusses finding out she was pregnant at 19: “I was in college, 6 months in and the first time away from home from my strict mum. I find myself in a different country, I can talk to boys, I can go to the discos, I can drink. I was overwhelmed. By the second month I had a boyfriend and by six months I was pregnant. I actually didn’t know I was pregnant. The father of my child went out and we had a motorbike accident and had to go to hospital. The doctor came in and said everything is okay, the baby is safe. I was like, ‘what baby?”
She also opens up about whether she ever feels misunderstood by her fans: “Yes. This one time I tweeted about teenage pregnancy, and I was talking about how we can make sure we don’t glorify teenage motherhood. My wording was wrong, but my message was clear and being on the ground speaking to these girls going, ‘oh but Kylie Jenner looks cool with her baby’ and I have to bring them into reality because motherhood changes you, you’re not a billionaire”.
E! VIP is produced by Brainstorm Media Entertainment in Johannesburg for NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-To-Consumer.
Episode List / Running Order
Aired 11 December 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
1. Tribute to Riky Rick – South African rapper
Aired 8 January 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
2. Sarkodie – Ghanaian rapper
Aired 15 January 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
3. Jo-anne Reyneke – South African actress
Aired 22 January 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
4. Daniel Churchill – Kenyan comedian
Aired 29 January 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
5. Boity Thulo – South Africa television personality
Aired 5 February 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
6. Yvonne Nelson – Ghanaian actress and model
Aired 12 February 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
7. Gert-Johan Coetzee – South African fashion designer
Aired 19 February 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+
8. Nasty C – South African rapper
Weekly from 26 February 2023 20:00 CAT on DStv channel 124; also available on Universal+ immediately after airing
9. Kate Kamau – Kenyan actress
10. Yemi Alade – Nigerian singer
11. Mihlali – South African content creator and make-up artist
12. Fireboy – Nigerian singer
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