Pearl Modiadie is a popular South African television presenter and writer best known for her role on the SABC1 music talk show Zaziwa. She is also known by her nickname, The Black Pearl, and has been active in the Entertainment scene since 2006.
Pearl Modiadie Biography
| Birth | December 29, 1987 |
| Place of Birth | South Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Profession | TV Show Host |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
| Net Worth | $2 million |
Earl Life
Pearl Modiadie (born December 29, 1987, 38 years old), in the Xubeni section of Tembisa township in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. She is a South African television presenter, radio DJ, actress, and producer best known to TV audiences for presenting the SABC1 music talk show Zaziwa.
Pearl Modiadie is a South African actress who was born in Johannesburg and raised in the settlement of Thembisa in Ivory Park. In an interview with Nicky Greenwall of The Close Up, Pearl claimed that she grew up in a shack.
When she was nine, she moved out of the shanty to live with her grandmother.
Pearl Modiaidie is the family’s middle child. She is the youngest of two sisters. Pearl and her father have a tight relationship. After her mother, Nondlala Paulinah Modiadie, died, their bond grew more assertive. Pearl was 19 years old when Nondlala died.
Education
Modiadie attended Norkem Park High School in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, and graduated in 2005. In 2007, she enrolled at Rosebank College to pursue a Media Studies and Journalism diploma. In 2009, Pearl Modiadie completed her diploma at Rosebank College.
Career
She was previously best known for presenting the e.tv kids programming block Craz-e. In 2007, she co-hosted the kid’s game show Crazed Out. She was also a DJ at YFM and the content producer for the Television Series Sistahood, which she hosted until April 2012.
In early 2013, she debuted on the e.tv soapie Scandal! as Kefilwe Malope, a feisty young girl with a track record of drug abuse and ulterior motives.
She later began hosting the SABC1 music lifestyle show Zaziwa, which allows viewers to get to know their favorite celebrities through the music that has helped shape their lives.
She is a regular field presenter on SABC 3’s breakfast show Expresso. She also hosts Metro FM alongside Thomas Msengane every weekday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
In 2015, she was one of the 10 celebrity contestants on the eighth season of the reality competition series Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with professional dancer Grant Esterhuizen.
Personal Life
Nkululeko Buthelezi, Pearl Mdodiadie’s boyfriend, announced their relationship in 2015.
Following a romantic helicopter trip in Zambia, Nkululeko got down on one knee and proposed to Pearl. After two years of engagement, Pearl called off their wedding in 2017. Pearl Modiadie and her businessman fiancé, Nkululeko, rekindled their relationship six months after calling it quits.
Regrettably, the love affair was short-lived. In early 2018, Pearl Modiadie and her fiancé put their wedding plans on hold.
During an interview with Trending SA, Pearl Modiadie revealed why she broke up with Nkululeko.
She gave birth to a baby boy named Lewatle Olivier in September 2020. Modiadie has two sisters Dambuza Sina Sibuyi (41) and Tebogo Penelope Modiadie (25). She has one niece and two nephews named Naledi Gugulethu Mkhonto (17), Nkateko Lesedi Mkhonto (12), and Oratile Percy Modiadie (5).
Social Media
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Net Worth
Pearl Modiadie is a South African television presenter, radio DJ, actress, and producer, with an estimated net worth of $2 million. She is best known to TV audiences for presenting the SABC1 music talk show Zaziwa.
People Also Ask for FAQs
How many kids does Pearl Modiadie have?
Pearl Modiadie and Nathaniel Oppenheimer have one child, Lewatle.
Why is Pearl Modiadie famous?
She has become incredibly famous through her outstanding performances as a TV presenter on the SABC1 network.
