Who Is Bukamina Cebekhulu, the Real Life Gugu from Muvhango?

Bukamina Cebekhulu is a South African-born singer and actress who is best known for her role as Gugu on Muvhango, the SABC2 televised South African TV series.

Cebekhulu has also appeared in many other publicly acknowledged soapies such as iNkaba, Ingozi, and others. Questions about her true identity, origins, and the issue of whether she is a real-life twin will be answered in this article. Let’s meet the talented actress.

Summary of Bukamina Cebekhulu’s Bio

  • Full Name: Bukamina Fanele Cebekhulu
  • Gender: Female
  • Date of Birth: July 31, 1989
  • Bukamina Cebekhulu’s Age: 34 years old
  • Place of Birth: Ndabayakhe Village, Empangeni, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
  • Ethnicity: Black African
  • Nationality: South African
  • Zodiac Sign: Leo
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight
  • Religion: Christianity
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Bukamina Cebekhulu’s Children: 1 daughter
  • Bukamina Cebekhulu’s Parents: Mandlenkosi Cebekhulu (Father) and Thulakele Cebekhulu (Mother)
  • Occupation: Singer and actress
  • Famous for: Being the actress who plays the role of Gugu on Muvhango
  • Bukamina Cebekhulu’s Instagram: @bukamina_fanele

Bukamina Cebekhulu Was Born In KwaZulu Natal

Bukamina Cebekhulu was born Bukamina Fanele Cebekhulu on July 31, 1989. She was born under the sun sign of Leo in Ndabayakhe Village, Empangeni, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The actress is a bonafide South African citizen and belongs to the black African ethnic group.

She describes herself as a country girl who enjoyed the love and support of her parents while she was growing up in her village. As a child, Bukamina was very shy and always hesitant to meet strangers until her mother encouraged her. Bukamina’s father, Mandlenkosi Cebekhulu, was a bus driver, while her mother, Thulakele Cebekhulu, controlled the home front as a housewife.

 

Bukamina Cebekhulu is very private about members of her family and has yet to reveal if she is an only child or not. Her formal education background is limited to the fact that she left her village for Johannesburg in 2008 to pursue her passion for acting at AFDA. She put in the work required to bag a degree in Live Performance and Production from a prestigious institution.

Bukamina Cebekhulu Is Best Recognized For Her Role As Gugu On Muvhango

Bukamina Cebekhulu has proven her qualities as an actress in a show she reportedly grew up watching. For many viewers, the character Gugu is one of the most interesting characters on Muvhango. Aside from the writers who wrote the character that way, Bukamina has succeeded in interpreting the role in the best possible fashion.

Before her starring and stirring performance on the set of the series, Bukamina Cebekhulu came face to face with challenges similar to those faced by many of her peers and colleagues in the acting industry, which included doing something else to keep busy and pay the bills while waiting for the break they needed to become the big-time actresses they have always wanted to be.

For the KwaZulu Natal-born actress, she started in TV production and worked for several outfits, including as a production assistant in the Gospel Classics and Karektas for ATTV productions. She also worked with Stemberg TV (Noot vir Noot) and rose to become the production coordinator at the outfit.

While working as the production coordinator for Stemberg TV, Bukamina started securing minor roles in several other TV shows like iNkaba and SABC1’s Ingozi. She was working on the set of Ingozi when she heard that the creators of Muvhango, one of her favorite TV shows, were auditioning for actors to play various roles in the popular series.

She quickly decided to become part of the process. The showrunners were very impressed by her audition, and not long after, she was handed the role of Gugu on the show. Gugu’s character is Imani’s older cousin and a single mother of one daughter whose care she has taken sole responsibility for.

She also begins a forbidden relationship with Azwindini after getting stuck in an elevator with him. The reason for the obstacle and hindrance faced by Gugu’s relationship is because she had already dated Vhutshilo, who is incidentally Azwindini’s son with Susan.

Bukamina’s character Gugu also sees her life upended when she is held hostage at a psychiatric hospital and her identity stolen for nefarious purposes. As earlier stated, the character Gugu was brought to life by the impressive acting skills of Bukamina Cebekhulu.

Does Bukamina Cebekhulu Have A Twin Sister?

Bukamina Cebekhulu does not have a twin sister in real life. The question of whether she has one arose from the fact that the actress was given the responsibility to play the role of two characters in Muvhango.

On-screen, Gugu has a sister, who looks so much like her, named Nomasonto, who is trying to ensure that she marries Azwindini to claim half of his estate. The difference in the characters’ personalities could only be conveyed by someone with the ability to individually mirror those personalities, and Muvhango showrunners couldn’t have chosen a better candidate for that.

Gugu’s sister, Nomasonto, is shown to be the one responsible for her kidnapping and disappearance after escaping from a mental facility. Nomasonto teams up with a staff of the facility sympathetic to her plight to carry out her evil plan of stealing her sister’s identity and live her life as her.

Is Bukamina Cebekhulu Married?

Bukamina Cebekhulu is not married in real life. She is also quite secretive about her personal life and doesn’t reveal much concerning that. As such, she has had to endure a lot of misplaced speculations about her romantic life.

Bukamina’s character Gugu is also not married, even though she was instrumental in wrecking another woman’s home after she convinced Azwindini to file for a divorce from his wife, Susan. Another thing the actress has in common with her on-screen character Gugu is that they are both single mothers with a daughter.

Certain sources claim that Bukamina has a daughter whom she adores and raves about. However, there is not much information about the daughter, whose name is currently unknown to the public. There is also not much to say about the man who fathered Bukamina’s daughter, as he appears not to be in the picture.

Other aspects of the actress’ personal life revolve around the fact that she is close friends with the actress who plays the character of Imani both on and off the set. Bukamina is active on social media, particularly popular ones like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

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