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The Mommy Club’s Christina Devraj Sets the Record Straight on Drama, Diversity, and Motherhood

28Aug

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The Mommy Club’s Christina Devraj Sets the Record Straight on Drama, Diversity, and Motherhood

Get ready to dive into the world of glam and drama with The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice, now streaming on Showmax! This reality show takes you inside the lives of nine affluent mothers from Durban's Indian community, and let’s just say, it’s been a rollercoaster of opulence, career highs, and, of course, some seriously spicy moments. Among the cast, 26-year-old Christina Devraj has been a standout. As a new mom and the youngest member of the crew, Christina has been making waves with her candid comments and lively interactions. We caught up with Christina to get the scoop on her Mommy Club experience and what it's really like behind the scenes. How has watching yourself on TV been? “Seeing myself on TV has been incredible,” Christina shares. “I enjoyed filming the show,...

Get To Know Blood & Water Star Dillon Windvogel

29Nov

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Get To Know Blood & Water Star Dillon Windvogel

Hailing from Belhar in Cape Town, Dillon Windvogel is taking the industry by storm. The actor is best known for his role as Vernon Booysen in kykNET local soapie Arendsvlei and now making international waves with the hit Netflix series Blood & Water where he stars as fan favourite and underdog Wade Daniels. Dillon has starred in multiple productions and is eager to act in more. Upon the global streamer Netflix premiering the third season of Blood & Water, Poppulse had a chat with Dillon about being part of such a massive production, how he landed his big role, the fame that comes with it and how he compares to his on screen character Wade. Keep reading for the full interview! There’s a tradition at Poppulse where we start off with every star introducing themselves...

5Oct

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Poppulse Exclusive: Sthandile Nkosi

Sthandile Nkosi. Picture: Stills By Tom Netflix released its latest South African series, The Brave Ones from highly acclaimed director and actor, Akin Omotoso. The supernatural series journeys through three parallel words of the living, the unborn and the dead governed by the Tree of Life. The series stars some of SA's best talent; Yule Masiteng, Sthandiwe Kgoroge and Bonko Khoza. The series has been met with great reviews from critics, audience and industry peers. We chat to the show's leading lady, Sthandile Nkosi who plays Ntsiki Gasa. Soshanguve's Sthandile Nkosi, is a 29 year old BTech Drama and Theatre graduate who majored in Script Writing and Directing. The rising star actor with a desire for the arts speaks to us about her come up, landing her big role, the ...

4Nov

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Poppulse Exclusive: Yaba Buluku

Formed in 2020, after the viral TikTok hit of their song Yaba Buluku, the Mozambican musical collective, Yaba Buluku Boys is one of the hottest music group on the continent. The group which consists of the dynamic trio of Dj Tarico, the producing brain of the group, Nelson Tivane, the skilled songwriter of the group and recording artist, Preck, who is a gifted connoisseur of Southern Africa's afro-dance genre and other popular indigenous sounds. Following the success of their debut single, the group enlisted Grammy-award winning artist Burna Boy for the Yaba Buluku remix. Released in 2021, the remix has since become one of the year's biggest songs, accumulating more than six million streams worldwide and over one million Shazams. This breakthrough success saw the group nominated f...