| Thembisa Mdoda – Nxumalo | |
| Birth Name: | Thembisa Liyema Mdoda |
| Birth Date: | 16 November 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Citizenship: | South African |
| Alma Mater: | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Known For: | Our Perfect Wedding, House of Zwide |
| Relatives: | Anele Mdoda (sister) |
Thembisa Nxumalo (née Mdoda) (born November 16, 1982) is a South African television personality and actress. Mdoda attended University of the Witwatersrand and obtained degree in Graphic Design.
Her career began as newsreader on Wits radio before she left to work for Highveld After Dark.
In November 2015, she landed on a role of hosting season 6 of Our Perfect Wedding reality television show.[1] [2]
That same year, she portrayed a role of Thabisile Cebekhulu on The Road Mzansi Magic telenova.[3]
She contested on Dancing with the Stars SA in December 2017.[4] [5]
In early February 2018, she bagged a role on hosting Your Next Million television game show.[6] Following month, Mdoda joined Metro FM to host Weekend Breakfast Show with Mo G.[7] [8]
Mdoda landed on a role of portraying Nikiwe Ndlovu on House of Zwide in February 2022.[9]
In June 2022, she landed on a role of hosting Umndende, which premiered on July 23, 2022.[10] She also bagged a role on hosting Suxoka same month.[11]
In November 2023, Thembisa was announced as a host of The Mommy Club Reunion, Showmax reality show premiered on December 5.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Our Perfect Wedding | co-host | ||
| 2018 | Your Next Million | |||
| Unmarried | Thembi | |||
| 2021 | The Queen | Vuyiswa Jola - Maake | ||
| 2022 | House of Zwide | Nikiwe Ndlovu | ||
| 2023 | The Mommy Club Reunion | Host |
Mdoda first met Atandwa Kani in 2004 while attending at the University of the Witwatersrand.[13] [14] The couple got married on August 2012 and divorced in 2015.[14]
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!|-|2017|Herself |Most Stylish Performing Artist ||[18]