BREAKING. Super-agent Moonyeenn Lee is utterly brilliant as the biggest bitch on South African television in the second season of Class Act!

In.cre.dible! There's a new biggest bitch on South African television more rancorous than Randall and more deliciously, devastatingly destructive than any reality show TV judge you've ever seen before. Super-agent to the South African stars and Class Act judge Moonyeenn Lee has stepped up her blistering criticism on contestants in the second season that kicked off tonight on SABC1, truly transforming her into the singularly biggest bitch on South African television. And it's brilliant have-to-see TV!

In breathtaking bon mots and cutting sarcasm the red-haired super-agent with her red-rimmed glasses absolutely stepped up her biting judgement on contestants who - shall we say - ''displeased'' her. In the first episode of Class Act contestants couldn't scurry away for cover fast enough before Moonyeenn Lee unleashed an avalanche of awesome and acerbic critiques.

''That was embarrassing… to be nice. You did this whole thing with your nose and your face. You can't do that,'' Moonyeenn Lee said in a flat, matter-of-fact, yet chilling comment to the first hapless Class Act victim contestant. She just got laugh-out better, truly taking viewers' breath away.

''I've got to stop you now because this is so painful. Okay,'' Moonyeen Lee said to another contestant. ''Have you've ever been to a dentist and they've drilled without an injection?'' indicating how the revolting performance made her feel.

And some more Moonyeenn marvellousness followed like sideways to the producers: ''I want more money. I want a higher insurance policy'', and to an overdramatic wannabee actress: ''I think whatever you're watching stop it, because its hideous beyond speech. So go and watch proper films.''

Moonyeenn Lee lashed out at a contestant who dared to interrupt her. ''Don't interrupt! If you're serious about being an actor you've got a lot of work to do.'' And with metered sarcasm in an understated tone done better than Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada she said chillingly to another: ''... a simple yes would have been fine.''

Moonyeenn Lee's zingers while she rolled her eyes, kept coming in the first episode of Class Act. ''If we were doing a Michael Jackson remake, it could work.'' And blatantly in a contestant's face: ''That wasn't exactly what I would call... acting.''

The producers - to their credit - included some comments from the pummeled contestants who've endured Moonyeenn Lee's wrath  - all of it hilarious, since they clearly had no idea that they're up against - and commenting on - South Africa's super-agent who make and break careers.

''Old woman with the wrinkled face! I don't care who you are!'' spouted an upset contestant to camera. Another one who possibly had more of an inkling that she had to maybe show more respect for the powerful presence she's encountered but don't fully understand, said with a somewhat fearful voice: ''She looked at me over her glasses and said: ''Nooooo.''

ALSO READ: A Class Act - Why Class Act creator Donovan Marsh needs to be made the 3rd new permanent judge by the producers immediately.
ALSO READ: How Class Act creator Donovan Marsh clearly stepped in as judge to save the first episode of Class Act's second season.

A CLASS ACT. Why Class Act creator Donovan Marsh needs to be made the 3rd new and permanent Class Act judge immediately.

In showbiz the show must always go on, and despite the lackadaisical unprofessionalism of producer Mfundi Vundla who bailed as a Class Act judge, Class Act creator Donovan Marsh has stepped in (amazingly!) to show what being a class act is all about.

If Class Act producers Curious Pictures are clever, pro-active and responsive, they will immediately adapt and make Donovan Marsh the 3rd permanent judge for the second season from the Top 40 round onwards. Donovan Marsh was roped in at the very last minute as the replacement judge for the second season's first episode and did stellar work.

While viewers will still see alternating guest judges for the remainder of the nationwide audition episodes of Class Act (those episode have already been shot) - and whilst the producers already said this system of changing guest judges will continue for the remainder of the season - the much better decision from a very clear production value point of view would be to immediately switch back and use the insightful, clearly charming, hands-on and knowledgeable Donovan Marsh who's definitely (and surprisingly) a perfect fit, pops on television and makes a genuine connection with the Class Act contestants as well as viewers.

By adding a permanent 3rd judge (similar to the first season), Class Act (re)gains/retains its credibility. From the top 40 round from where the contestants will be whittled down to the top 10, contestants are kept or dumped based on their growth (or not) in their performances from week to week. It's difficult if not impossible to see how a guest judge coming in to Class Act for one episode can honestly judge contestants on their journey professionally and with perspective.

Adding Donovan Marsh who is clearly great on television will absolutely do justice. He's also the creator of the show; have also seen and been involved behind-the-scenes of the first season; and has now clearly - and incredibly convincingly - demonstrated that he knows his stuff and can seamlessly make the perfect 3rd Class Act permanent judge. Hopefully the Class Act producers are cognisant enough to realize that the Mfundi-mess has actually unknowingly delivered the show's next Class Act that was there all the time. It's a class act called Donovan Marsh.

ALSO READ: A Class Act - How Class Act creator Donovan Marsh clearly stepped in as judge to save the first episode of the second season from disaster.
ALSO READ: Super-agent Moonyeenn Lee is utterly brilliant as the biggest bitch on South African television in the second season of Class Act.

BREAKING. How Class Act creator Donovan Marsh clearly stepped in to save the first episode of the second season of the SABC1 reality show.

It's now become blatantly and abundantly clear in what a flat spin the Class Act production must have been behind the scenes of the reality show during the filming of the first episode for the second season that started tonight on SABC1.

The announced and awaited, yet no-show judge Mfundi Vundla, simply didn't show up - while the whole production was stalling and waiting for him to arrive on the Saturday morning. The production crew of Curious Pictures - while filming started and contestants stodd in line - wasn't even by this late stage aware that Mfundi Vundla was not going to be there. Class Act creator Donovan Marsh eventually stepped in to become the third judge to replace the no-show Mfundi Vundla by the Saturday afternoon when it became clear that the Generations producer simply wasn't going to be in Cape Town, and didn't even get on the plane to fly to the Mother City in the first place.

Donovan Marsh however - joining the Class Act judges Moonyeenn Lee and Rapulana Seiphemo on the golden couch for the Cape Town auditions in the first episode of Class Act - did wonderfully however. The production would be well served by keeping the affable, intelligent, well-spoken and sensical Donovan Marsh on-screen. Besides creating the show he acquited himself extremely well as a Class Act judge - and given the sudden tumultuous circumstances of being thrown in at the deep end in front of the cameras on super short notice to solve an emergency production crisis.

It's very clear now that Donovan Marsh is the one who basically stepped in and saved the show - preventing the first episode of the second season of Class Act from being an on-screen disaster.

ALSO READ: A Class Act - Why Class Act creator Donovan Marsh needs to be made the 3rd permanent new Class Act judge by the producers immediately.
ALSO READ: Super-agent Moonyeenn Lee is utterly brilliant as the biggest bitch on South African television in the second season of Class Act.

Class Act now allows contestants who still want to enter the 2nd season to upload short audition videos.

With the nationwide auditioning process of the 2nd season of SABC1's Class Act completed, the reality show is allowing people who might still want to audition to enter videos online.

People who want to audition have until Friday 22 April at 13:00 to upload a short video to Class Act's Facebook page. The production says all the video auditions received will be viewed by the judges with worthy candidates who will be invited to the national callback auditions taking place at the end of April.

e.tv's Step Up Or Step Out and SABC1's Class Act announce more judges as reality production season blooms.

It's reality production season for South Africa television and two shows announced more judges with e.tv's Step Up Or Step Out and SABC1's Class Act making more names available, and M-Net's 7th season Idols set to announce its final guest judge for its final nationwide audition round for Johannesburg happening this coming weekend.

SABC1's Class Act has added James Ngcobo for the golden couch for the show currently in its 2nd season and having its final nationwide audition this Saturday and Sunday 2 and 3 April at Shine Studios in Johannesburg.

Meanwhile e.tv announced the judges for its new dance crew reality show Step Up Or Step Out starting on 8 May on the free-to-air commercial broadcaster. Kwaito singer Arthur Mafokate, dancer Penelope Thloloe and hip-hop artist Emile Jansen will be the judges in this show looking to find the best South African dance crew.

SABC1's Class Act decides to forego a new permanent 3rd judge for the 2nd season; Motshidi Motshegwa to help out Saturday.

I was told yesterday that Motshidi Motshegwa will be the guest judge for the Class Act auditions happening tomorrow (Saturday) at 09:00 at the State Theatre in Pretoria on the second last leg of the nationwide audition process.

After Mfundi Vundla was on board as the new permanent 3rd judge and then dropped the SABC1 reality show (which resulted in a sudden production crisis) Class Act has decided to no longer have a permanent 3rd judge in the second season.

DISAPPEARING ACT: How Mfundi Vundla dumping Class Act left producers scrambling.
ALSO READ: Mfundi Vundla dumps Class Act after signing on as new judge.

Class Act, produced by Curious Pictures, declined when I asked to reveal the number of people so far who have auditioned in Cape Town and Durban, but notes that ''for both Cape Town and Durban the numbers have doubled compared to last season which is terrific news''.

The show confirmed that there won't be a new permanent 3rd judge and that contestants who make it through the audition phase will still be judged by a revolving door of guest judges who will not be able to track their development but will only be able to judge them on one week's performance. ''Each episode will introduce a new celebrity guest judge drawn from the wide talent pool that the industry has to offer,'' a Class Act spokesperson tells me.

DISAPPEARING ACT: How Mfundi Vundla dumping Class Act as a judge on short notice has producers scrambling to find replacements.

The embarrasing production mess Generations creator and producer Mfundi Vundla created when he suddenly, without warning, pulled out of the second season of SABC1's Class Act has not just made things difficult for the show trying to put up a brave face and gloss over the shocker, but has TV industry insiders shaking their heads at the amateur way it's handled.

ALSO READ: Super producer Mfundi Vundla dumps SABC1's Class Act after signing on as a judge.

The Curious Pictures production that only starts the broadcast of its second season on 23 April is now joining the list of infamous South African reality shows and advertiser-funded productions (AFP's) that simply beg to be known more for the eventful theatrics of it's own production reality drama behind the scenes that for the story it puts on screen.

Class Act series creator Donovan Marsh had to jump into Mfundi Vundla's suddenly and unexpectedly empty chair next to Class Act judges Rapulana Seiphemo and Moonyeenn Lee since the production reeling from the news had no time find a replacement for the Cape Town auditions. In fact, on the Saturday of the Cape Town auditions filmed the Saturday before last, he was still expected to show when TV with Thinus visited the production. Leleti Khumalo was roped in at short notice to help out in Durban this past weekend, while the producers are scrambling to find people to fill the third chair for upcoming episodes. ''We're extremely excited that we will now be drawing a guest judge from the best South Africa has to offer in the industry every week,'' enthused Vukile Madlala, SABC1 publicity manager in a press release, spinning the straw into golden hay. ''This format change is sure to provide for compelling and exciting viewing.''
Of course not nearly as compelling as the class act playing out behind the scenes.

Noting that ''the mix of two permanent judges and a third celebrity judge each week will add to the valuable acting tips and comments that contestants will be exposed to'', Class Act doesn't answer what happens after the four audition episodes when contestants needs to be judged by fixed people who are able to only eliminate them because they are in a position of making an informed judgement over the span of several weeks (and not just one) of the contestants' performance.

Responding to specific media enquiries TV with Thinus made about Mfundi Vundla's abrupt disappearing act from Class Act, the production says ''the true level of engagement and time commitment only became clear to Mfundi in the run-up to the Cape Town auditions. It was then realized that he could not give the show his full committment. This gave the producers an opportunity to introduce an exciting format where weekly Class Act will introduce the best talent drawn from South Africa's film industry onto the judging panel.''

''Class Act would have loved to have someone of Mfundi Vundla's caliber as a permanent judge,'' I'm told. The Class Act nationwide audition process now moves to the State Theatre in Pretoria this coming weekend on 19 March and Shine Studios, Braamfontein in Johannesburg on 2 and 3 April. Auditions times are from 09:00 to 17:00. Contestants need to bring their ID or driver's licence to register.

ALSO READ: Class Act kicks off its second season's nationwide audition process in Cape Town.
ALSO READ: Class Act presenter Kenneth Nkosi: ''I wanted to lose weight this season... Right. So lets forget about that.''

BREAKING. Super producer Mfundi Vundla dumps SABC1's Class Act after signing on as the new judge; reality show keeps quiet.

In a highly embarrassing move super producer Mfundi Vundla who said yes to be the new judge, then started, and then suddenly pulled out, has dumped SABC1's Class Act reality show that's keeping quiet about it and is ill-prepared for the unforeseen loss of him as judge.

Mfundi Vundla that joined Class Act as the new judge for the second season currently filming the important initial nationwide audition episodes across South Africa, apparently decided he doesn't have time for the show that's produced by Curious Pictures and which will start on Saturday, 23 April at 18:30 on SABC1. Tonight was first to report the news, saying that the executive producer of Generations ''underestimated the strain the job would entail, especially with having to travel nationwide for the auditions''.

The show has made no announcement about Mfundi Vundla's abrupt departure from the show, or replacement plans. It seems as if revolving guest judges will now be roped in at incredibly short notice like Lelethi Khumalo who suddenly showed up at the Durban auditions. It's still unclear what will happen after the nationwide audition rounds when a fixed third judge is needed since contestants will need to be judged consistently on their performances by the same group of people.

ALSO READ: Class Act adds Mfundi Vundla as new judge for the reality show's second season.
ALSO READ: Class Act presenter Kenneth Nkosi: ''I wanted to lose weight for the second season...Right. So lets forget about that.''
ALSO READ: First look! Class Act kicks off its second season nationwide auditions in Cape Town.

INTERVIEW. Class Act presenter Kenneth Nkosi: ''I wanted to lose weight for this second season... Right. So let's forget about that.''

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The very funny Kenneth Nkosi, back as presenter of the second season of Class Act on SABC1 reveals exclusively to TV with Thinus that he wanted to lose weight for the show - but is losing the battle of the bulge.

Instead Kenneth Nkosi telle me he'll concentrate on being even more funny and bring more humour and shenanigans to Class Act that kicked off its nationwide audition process today in Cape Town and will start on SABC1 on 23 April.

''What I wanted to do preparing for the second season of Class Act was to lose weight. Ha ha. Right. So let's forget about that. It's not happening, it's not happening!'' he says. ''That is not happening. So what I'm thinking now is to be even more funny and be present and help to make the second season of Class Act even more exciting for viewers. I'll also be a buddy for all of the budding and beautiful actors who are going to be going on this journey.''

Kenneth Noksi says the big difference about the second season of Class Act is that girls will also get their chance to shine since both a man and a woman will be chosen to become action stars. ''This time we have girls as well. Just today we had a lot of girls who showed up to audition for Class Act and they're great! They are determined; they were here early in the morning and the addition of looking for a female action star is taking the show to a new level. I hope that viewers will get even more excited about the show - and not just watching and voting but that they will come and enter Class Act,'' he says.

I asked him what his advice would be for contestants having seen who made it further and who dropped out during the first season. ''Number one: there is no excuse in the world for coming to Class Act - for coming to any TV or movie production and not being prepared,'' Kenneth Nkosi tells me. ''So the number one big thing for contestants are to be ready; to carefully prepare. Think about what you want to wear. Think about how you want to perform. Even if you're nervous, if you are prepared, you can just shine. If you don't prepare, you are going to be dropped. Prepare! Prepare! Prepare!''

Regarding the physical demands and the gruelling pace of this show he says ''people saw it last year - I mean, Class Act is not a joke. You need to be fit. You need a mindset that you're not going to quit. One thing that people don't get is that our bodies - like a guitar - are our instruments of action. You're instrument needs to be ready and needs to be prepared. Whether you're a man or a woman.''

ALSO READ: First look! Class Act kicks off its second season nationwide audition process in Cape Town.
ALSO READ: SABC1's Class Act adds Generations executive producer Mfundi Vundla as a judge for the second season.

FIRST LOOK! SABC1's Class Act reality show (literally) kicks off its 2nd season auditions in Cape Town to find a new action hero star.

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With dreams of tomb raiding, fire jumping, building leaping, kickboxing and mostly just with stars in their eyes they came in the hope to conquer as contestants showed up today as the nationwide audition process for the second season of SABC1's reality show Class Act literally kicked off in Cape Town.

The reality show looking to find an action movie star - actually make that two movie stars this year - has adapted the format to allow girls this year as well. From early this morning - from beefy and brawny to lean and scrawny - contestants queued to try and impress the judges with their muscles, moves and ... makeup.

Class Act, produced by Curious Pictures, will start on SABC1 on 23 April and will once again be looking for a leading man who will get to star in a South African made action movie, but also a leading lady who will also get a movie role. The second season will add another additional Class Act weekly episode, a Monday night elimination episode at 19:00 from 30 May.

I'm told that the TV audience will get to vote for the Class Act favourites from after the episodes on a Saturday night until 18:30 on a Monday night. Thereafter the votes will be tallied in half an hour and guys and girls will start to get the boot. The first 4 episodes will concentrate on the nationwide Class Act audition process. ''It's about more entertainment,'' says Donovan Marsh, Class Act creator about the second season that became a surprise hit show for SABC1.

After the Cape Town Class Act auditions taking place today and tomorrow, the show moves to Durban on 12 March, Pretoria on 19 March and Johannesburg on 2 and 3 April. Kenneth Nkosi is the presenter again and super agent Moonleenn Yee and Rapulana Seiphemo are both back as judges. Mfundi Vundla, Generations creator and executive producer is joining the Class Act juding panel from this second season.

ALSO READ: SABC1's Class Act adds Generations creator and executive producer Mfundi Vundla as judge.

SABC1's Class Act adds Generations' creator and executive producer Mfundi Vundla as one of the judges.

Mfundi Vundla, creator and executive producer of SABC1's Generations is joining the channel's reality show Class Act as one of the judges for the upcoming second season that's currently in production.

Moonyeenn Lee and Rapulana Seiphemo are back as judges in Class Act with Mfundi Vundla joining them. Kenneth Nkosi is also back as the presenter.

Class Act auditions start this Saturday, 5 March at the Artscape Theatre, then 12 March at the Playhouse Theatre in Durban, 19 March at the State Theatre in Pretoria and 2 and 3 April at Shine Studios in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Auditions times are from 09:00 to 17:00. Contestants need to bring their ID or driver's licence to register.

TOLDJA! Class Act returning to SABC1 for a second season; adding women as contestants and field presenters.

I broke the news at the beginning of the month RIGHT HERE that the SABC1 reality show Class Act will be back for a second season in April and it was just confirmed by the broadcaster, that will be adding female contestants as well to have a male and female ''action star'' winner. What they're not telling yet, but that I will is that field presenters will also be added.

The Curious Pictures production that is a beer sponsored advertiser funded show (AFP) for SABC1 is trying to up the female viewership in this male skewing show this year by allowing women to enter as well and having one man as well as one woman as winner. The second season of Class Act will start on 23 April on SABC1 and from 30 May add another weekly half hour elimination episode that will be broadcast live at 19:00. Kenneth Nkosi will once again be the main presenter.

''In re-envisioning Class Act for the second season we had a simple mandate: more entertainment, more eyes on the screen,'' says Donovan Marsh, show creator about Class Act deciding to add women as contestants to the show.

Main auditions will take place in Cape Town (5 March, Artscape Theatre), Durban (12 March, Playhouse Theatre), Pretoria (19 March, State Theatre) and Johannesburg (2 and 3 April, Shine Studios at the corner of Smit and Henri Streets in Braamfontein.)

BREAKING. Class Act reality show looking for a South Africa action hero set to return to SABC1 for a second season in April.

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I can break the news that SABC1's reality show looking for a South African action hero will be back for a second season in 2011, with Class Act set to start in April.

Class Act, an advertiser-funded show (AFP), wasn't without its share of controversy last year and had to ditch a top 10 contestant. SABC1 is set to announce a second season of Class Act later this month.

As the public broadcaster's channel with the biggest TV audience, SABC1 is awash is third-rate reality programming and shrugging its responsibility of being a public broadcaster that's supposed to entertain but also educate. SABC1 is already set to do several reality shows for 2011 again. SABC1 is, and will be, producing very little quality local drama and sitcom fare in 2011 that would - unlike bland reality shows - actually be supporting production skills transfers and growing the local South African TV production industry.

BREAKING. Sdumo Mtshali chosen as the winner of SABC1's Class Act reality show.

Sdumo Mtshali is the winner of the advertiser funded reality show Class Act on SABC1.

Sdumo Mtshali was announced the winner in last night's live broadcast. He will now get a role in a new movie entitled Ghetto Dangerous that will be filmed by Curious Pictures with director Donovan Marsh, appear in a TV commercial, and attend a course at the New York Film Academy in America.

UPDATE: Monday 7 June 11:00 - And how cheap is Amstel Lager? Well, super cheap. Neither sadly cheap Amstel nor SABC1 could get themselves to invite relevant media from across South Africa covering TV to attend Saturday's live finale. Quite pathetic, especially given that this advertizer sponsored show was able to throw a pre-show party, a gala dinner as well as an afterparty celebration on Saturday and touted that Class Act was a ''SABC1 top ten show'' every chance they got. Quite simply mind-boggling if compared with the way that other TV channels and more professional reality TV shows in South Africa operate.

BREAKING. Class Act on SABC1 planning to make a major announcement in tomorrow evening's live show.

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I've learned and can break the news here first that the producers of SABC1's reality show Class Act is getting ready - although all the details have not been finalized yet - to make a MAJOR announcement in tomorrow evening's live broadcast of the show at 18:30.

''I just know it's big,'' I'm told by an insider who also don't have all the details and usually knows everything. Officially Class Act is only telling that a ''major announcement will be made on-air tomorrow evening during the live broadcast. The announcement will ensure that the success of Class Act thus far will be enhanced going forward.''

The reality show looking for a local action hero star has lept into the top ten list of weekly TV shows in South Africa since it started a few weeks ago on the broadcaster and there is currently five contestants left.

BREAKING. Why Denzil got dropped from SABC1's Class Act.

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I can now be first to give you an answer and an explanation to the news I broke RIGHT HERE yesterday:  that Denzil Thompson who made the top 10 contestants of the SABC1 reality show Class Act, got dumped and is no longer part of the show.

Although Denzil Thompson (26) from Cape Town was announced as one of the top 10 in Saturday evening's episode of Class Act, he got replaced because of what I was initially told, was ''contractual issues''. Very vague.

Now I can reveal what the mysterious ''contractual issues'' really means:
This past Friday, 26 March - a day before the broadcast of Saturday's episode in which the top 10 got announced - the producers of Class Act became aware that Denzil Thompson was still under contract with another production house/brand/product. This is of course something potential contestants are told beforehand they cannot do. The producers immediately - so I'm told - discussed the issue with Denzil Thompson, and he was told that he's going to be disqualified. The Class Act producers tell me the departure was ''unfortunate'', used the word ''amiciable',' and said that he ''will be missed''. Denzil Thompson was flown back to Cape Town on Friday after he was told he's being let go from Class Act.

BREAKING. Scandal hits SABC1's Class Act: top 10 finalist disqualified, replaced because of mysterious ''contractual issues''.

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I can exclusively reveal first that scandal has hit SABC1's Class Act reality show with the producers forced to make an unexpected, unplanned and shocking change to the top 10 contestants less than 24 hours after the top 10 Class Act wannabees were announced on Saturday.

Producers of Class Act looking for a leading hero type actor, had to scramble and backtrack on their just announced top 10 by suddenly dumping Cape Town's Denzil Thompson after he has already spent several days as part of the top 10 group.

The producers at this point is only willing to confirm that Denzil Thompson ''has unfortunately been disqualified'' from Class Act and that it comes ''as a result of contractual issues''. Denzil Thompson, a 26 year old waiter from Zeekoeivlei has immediately been replaced with a new top 10 contestant, Lungwelo Gwala from Durban. The Class Act judges also had to be called in to decide who would replace Denzil Thompson.

I have asked for what the specific contractual problem with Denzil Thompson was, and when or if I get an answer, I'll post it right here.

FIRST LOOK! Cape Town auditions of SABC1's new Class Act reality show.

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SABC1's new Class Act reality show that I broke the news on and wrote about first RIGHT HERE had their Cape Town auditions this past weekend. Of course I set off to Milnerton - not to enter - but to talk to presenter Kenneth Nkosi (look out for that interview soon) about his role in this new reality show looking for an action hero.

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BREAKING. How to enter for the new Class Act reality show on SABC1.

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If you want to enter Class Act, SABC1's brand-new reality show looking for a leading man that starts on Saturday, 20 March at 18:30, I have all the details, all the info, everything you need to know and do to get to the auditions

Click on READ MORE below for the comprehensive entry information to become a contestant.

BREAKING. Presenter and judges for SABC1's new reality show, Class Act REVEALED!

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I was first on 28 December to break the news RIGHT HERE about the new local reality show on SABC1, Class Act, starting later this year. Class Act will look for a local action hero star.

SABC1 hasn't announced anything more about Class Act yet, but I can now exclusively and first reveal the names of both the presenter, the 3 permanent judges and the other important info on Class Act.

The Class Act presenter will be Kenneth Nkosi, the South African actor, best known for his role in Gaz'lam.

The 3 permanent Class Act judges will be Tendeka Matatu who started his film career as an assistant director, working on numerous films and TV shows in Zimbabwe and London.

Then there is Rapulana Seiphemo, the South African actor known for his roles of Godlieb Mofkoeng in Isidingo, Tau Mogale in Generations and Pheko Mokoena in Muvhango.

The 3rd Class Act judge is the South African super agent Moonyeenn Lee who is the South African superstar agent representing actors, writers and directors.

Class Act will start on Saturday, 20 March at 18:30 for 13 hourlong episodes. The director is Donn Marsh who is currently developing the Spud novel as a movie. Viewers will get to vote by SMS which aspiring action hero leading man must be eliminated from week to week, after they've starred in beautifully filmed ''mini-movies''.