Actress and TV personality Kuli Roberts has died, those close to the star told TshisaLIVE.
The star passed away on Wednesday evening.
A close friend said she spoke to the star on Wednesday and she seemed “drowsy”.
Details around Kuli’s death, including the cause, have not been revealed.
A final tweet on her social media pages, posted at around 7pm on Wednesday read: “Love you, Des. All the best!”
Kuli won over SA hearts in a career spanning several decades. She is best known for co-presenting What Not To Wear, The Real Goboza and TrendingSA.
She acted in several productions, most recently in the Netflix original movie Angeliena.
She was a journalist at Fair Lady, Drum, You and Sunday World.
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She made headlines last year after the African Transformation Movement’s Mzwanele Manyi claimed the media personality had joined ATM as a councillor and was running for candidacy for ward 65 in Tshwane.
It later said she had stepped down due to “confidential circumstances”.
This is a developing story.
Tributes to the star have poured in on social media:
Rest Fabulously, Crazy Girl. Wow. Never thought I'd be posting this. Farewell Kuli Roberts 💔 pic.twitter.com/vwP6J9KIon
— Marc Lottering (@marclottering) February 10, 2022
I am numb, speechless and heartbroken. Thank you for your love, talent, wit, playfulness and being. Rest Easy my Queen @kuliroberts 16 December 1982- 10 February 2022. Good Night Nomakula #RIPKuliRoberts https://t.co/RYadQTvNPQ
— Zola Hashatsi ka Motsiri (@zola_hashatsi) February 10, 2022
-Timeslive
