Kuli Roberts
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16 December 1972
Kuli Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nomakula Roberts 16 December 1972 South Africa |
| Died | 9 February 2022 (aged 49) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupations | Journalist, television presenter, actress |
| Spouse |
Berwyn 'Bez' Roberts
(m. 1990, divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Hlubi Mboya, Rethabile Mboya (sisters), Siyanda Mboya (brother) |
Nomakula Kuli Roberts (16 December 1972 – 9 February 2022) was a South African fashion and beauty tabloid journalist, television presenter, author and actress.[1] She was popularly known for co-hosting the SABC2 reality television show What Not To Wear and as a presenter and commentator on SABC3's daily talk show Trending SA.[2]
Kuli began her journalism career with Pace magazine. She was the editor of Drum Magazine, Fashion, and Beauty. Kuli was also a columnist of Sunday World.[citation needed]
From 2004 to 2005, she was a TV Host at SABC2 reality television show What Not To Wear. From 2008 to 2009, Kuli co-hosted the SABC1 gossip show called The Real Goboza for the second and third seasons. From 2010 to 2013 she hosted the celebrity gossip magazine show Headline.[citation needed]
In 2011, she drew criticism after writing a piece in her column about the "pros and cons" of dating mixed-race women. The media company which owned the tabloid that the column was in said that the piece was "derogatory" and "enforced racial stereotypes".[3]
From 2012 to 2013, Kuli played a fictional version of herself in the Mzansi Magic TV series iNkaba. From 2020 to 2021, she played Mildred Sefatsa on Seasons 4 and 5 of the soapie The Queen.[4] She also played Tina in the Netflix movie Angeliena (2021).[5]
In 2019, her novel Siren was published.[6]