Big Brother Amplified Star, Vimbai To Host Brand New Entertainment Show On AfricaMagic.

Meet the hip presenters of STAR GIST, the continent’s very own answer to showbiz buzz, up-to-the-minute entertainment and trend news. This glamorous new show, with equally hip presenters, 25-year-old Vimbai Mutinhiri who hails from Zimbabwe and South African Lawrence Maleka, 22.

25 year-old model, Vimbai hails from Harare. Also known as ‘Miss Vee’  , she started her career as an actress in Zimbabwe at the age of 15. She went on to model in Cape Town while she was at university; and soon found herself in Johannesburg and on Big Brother’s sixth season, Amplified, in 2011. She has since hosted several events across the continent as a live MC, modelled in several Fashion Weeks and graced some of Africa’s largest publications.

She auditioned for STAR GIST because she felt it was time to get back on continental television and is passionate about entertainment “This was the perfect opportunity to get deeply involved in the industry. STAR GIST is a watershed for African entertainment- it’s about finally giving our artists a platform to be celebrated and appreciated! This is the first time viewers will be able to step into the lives of their favourite African celebrities daily. If we do not celebrate our own, who will,” she says. So far she says she is loving learning more about her favourite African personalities. “We have so many more success stories than we give ourselves credit for”.

When she’s not working hard, she enjoys spending time being pampered at the spa, eating Thai food, sushi and red velvet cake.The best advice she’s ever received was from her mentor TB Joshua – ‘In order to know honour, one must know humility. In order to know wealth, one must know poverty.’ As for what drives her? “Hearing success stories and testimonies. If they can do it, why can’t I?”

STAR GIST launches on Monday 11 June at 19:30 CAT on AfricaMagic Entertainment (DStv Channel 129). Continues every weekday at 19:30 CAT.

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