Khanyi Mbau Net Worth 2022: How Rich is TV Personality Actually

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Khanyi Mbau Net Worth:- Khanyisile Mbau is a famous south African Television show host and actress and she is well recognized as Khanyi Mbau. Apart from that, Mbau is also best known as the second Doobsie in the South African Television Soap opera called “Muvhango”. In Muvhango, she made her appearance in the mini-series SABC 1soap opera “Mzansi” and “After Nine”. As of 2022, Khanyi Mbau net worth is approximately around $10 million.

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Khanyi Mbau Early Life (Date of Birth, Family, & Birthday)

Khanyi Mbau was born on 15 October 1985 and her birthplace is Soweto South Africa. She took birth at the home of her parents named “Menzi Mcunu and Lynette Sisi Mbau”.However, when she was born her parents were not officially married couple.

They were in a relationship when she took birth. They were dating each other. Mbau was named by her father and she kept her mother’s surname. The meaning of her name brings to light.

She grew up with her grandparents when her mother left her to her grandmother, who was living in Mofolo, Soweto. Her grandmother took care of her because her mother return back into work.

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Khanyi Mbau Wiki/Biography

Full Real Name	Khanyisile Mbau
Date of Birth	October 15, 1985
Birthplace	Soweto South Africa
Age	37 years old
Profession/Source of Wealth	Actress and TV Personality
Marital Status	Married
Ex-Husband Name	Mandla Mthembu
Kids	1 (Daughter)
Relationships Status	Committed
Net Worth	$10 Million

Professional Career and Khanyi Mbau Net Worth

In the year 2014, she got her success, when she performed the role of Doobsie on the television soap opera, Muvhango. Actually, she replaced the south African actress named “Lindiwe Chibi”, who was killed and shot by her boyfriend named “Dan Mokoena”.

For one year, she performed her role, however later on she was fired for her role. After getting fired, she began to spend her time partying and performing roles in Sunday tabloids. In the year, in 2006, she was associated with SABC 1 hit series titled “Mzansi”. In the drama series, she performed the role of Mbali.

Following year, she performed as Zee in the SABC 1 mini-series, After 9. Khanyi Mbau made her appearance as a guest judge on SABC 1’s show titled “Turn It Out” in the year 2012. Apart from that, she made her appearance in anthology drama series called “Ekasi: Our Stories” and “Like Father Like Son”.

She also appeared in a documentary reality show titled “Reality Check” in the year 2013. Apart from that, she hosted her own talk called “Katch It With Khanyi” in the same year. At the end of 2014, she was nominated for the second season.

Khanyi Mbau Net Worth

After releasing the show became a massive hit and became #1 in audience share for the talk shows with a viewership of 785K views. In the year 2014, she also made her appearance as one of the competitors in “Strictly Come Dancing”.

In April 2015, she also performed the supporting role of Pinky in the first ever telenovela called “Ashes to Ashes”. Following year, she also portrayed the role of Palesa Simelane in the super hit drama series called “Umlilo” in March 2016.

In July 2016, she made her appearance in a new television show on SABC 3 called “The Weekend Edition”. At this show, she made her appearance among radio and television show host named “Phat Joe”. Khanyi also served as a radio show host on Metro FM’s show called “Whose show is it anyway” in the year 2016.

Next year, in July 2017, Mbau performed a role in a new entertainment show called “The Scoop”. She joined the cast of SABC 1’s television show called “Uzalo” in March 2018. At Uzalo, she performed the role of Dinekile aka lady Die.

Additionally, she made her appearance as Tshidi in the Mzansi Magic’s new drama series called “Abomama” in the same year. That show become a massive hit and grabbed over a million views. Apart from the television show, Khanyi also appeared in numerous movies.

Khanyi Mbau Net Worth

On 19th February 2019, she performed in her first movie titled “Happiness is a Four Letter Word”. In this movie, she performed the role of Zara. When the movie was released, after only a third week, the movie continued with gross box office receipts of more than R7 million.

Mbau also made her appearance in the thriller movie titled “The Red Room” in the year 2018. Mbau’s third movie was “Frank and Fearless”, a famous comedian named “Leon Schuster” which was set for cinema release in the year 2018.

At this time, Khanyi Mbau is a part of Netflix’s new show called “Young, Famous and African”, which offers a glimpse into the lives of South Africa’s young and rich celebrities. On 18th March 2022, Netflix released a series. Moreover, she was also a part of a business venture. In November 2018, Mbau announced that she is going to launch her own brand “I Am Khanyi Millennial Shimmer Gin”.

Khanyi Mbau Personal Life (Lover, Marital Status, Spouse, Relationships, and Boyfriend)

Being a successful actress, she made her place in the heart of the public. Everyone is willing to know, who is Khanyi Mbau’s boyfriend, lover, spouse, marital status, and relationships.

Let me tell you that, in the year 2006, Khanyi Mbau was married to a famous multi-millionaire named “Mandla Mthembu”. The couple was dating each other since 2005, and after a single year, they got married to each other in July 2006.

Khanyi Mbau Net Worth

The couple gave birth to a child named “Princess, Mthembu”. However, the couple separated after the south African music awards at sun city in 2007. Mbau blamed her ex-husband that, Mandla was a gold digger and infidelity. Interestingly, the couple sorted out their problems and reconciled in the year 2017.

But once again, in the year 2009, the couple officially split. After separation, Mbau started dating construction mogul, Theunis Crous in October 2009. Interestingly, this relationship also lasted until January 2010 and they separated. According to some reports, at this time Mbau is dating Tebogo Lerole.

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Khanyi Mbau Social Media Presence

Throughout her professional career, she made a lot of fans on different platforms. On Instagram, Mbau has over 4.6M followers as of 2022. Likewise on Twitter Mbau has more than 1.8M Followers. Similarly, Khanyi has 1.2M followers on Facebook.

Khanyi Mbau Net Worth (Income Source & Assets)

Throughout her professional career, Khanyi Mbau net worth has been boosted. The made a hugely valuable asset from her appearance in numerous television shows and movies. The primary source of her income is her appearance in TV shows and movies.

She was also nominated for the Best Actress Award in the South African international Film Academy Awards in 2019 for her impressive performance in the movie “Red Room”. As of 2022, Khanyi Mbau net worth is approximately around $10 million.