Congratulations to all the nominees for this year’s You Spectacular Awards. It’s great to see a publication like You honouring our talent and I’m pretty sure they’ll be putting on a show much more commendable than what we had to endure recently. Just saying. Well done to all the breakout stars especially to Elvis Blue of Idols fame and to Simba Mhere, the new face on Top Billing. I entered the Top Billing presenter search last year and while I received really good feedback and comments, I was bummed when I didn’t make it through and when you see someone like Simba on the show, it’s easy to understand why he made it through right to the very end. He has done some amazing things already and I look forward to seeing more of him on TV in the future. Elvis Blue is the most successful South African Idol, having gone gold with his debut album and being the first Idol worldwide to win the competition, get straight into the studio, record and release an album all within in a month. Big up to him. My favourites are in there as per. The lovely Jeannie D from Top Billing is up for a few awards. The freaks of the gene pool category aka the hottest couples in this year’s list are on point. I do think that the newly married and new parents, Lee-Ann Liebenberg and Nicky van der Walt are by far the hottest and most deserving of all the nominees, if I’m to be honest. Their love for one another is so clear. I’m envious of them… one day! Some of my other favs include Gareth Cliff, DJ Fresh, Bonang, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Lira, Nico Panagio and Unathi. You can see the full list below. Good luck to them all. Either way, each and everyone of them are gifted, talented, entertaining and awesome. Good luck to them all.
FAVOURITE TV PRESENTER *
Nico Panagio (Survivor SA: Maldives)
Leanne Manas (Morning Live)
Pabi Moloi (All Access)
Proverb (Idols)
Jeannie D (Top Billing)
FAVOURITE NEWCOMER *
Crazy White Boy (singing duo)
Ashish Gangapersad
Elvis Blue (Idols)
Simba Mhere (Top Billing)
Hildegardt Whites (7de Laan)
FAVOURITE COUPLE *
Connie and Shona Ferguson
Lee-Ann Liebenberg and Nicky van der Walt
Nico and Christi Panagio
Sonia and Leslie Sedibe
Diaan Lawrenson and Jody Abrahams
SEXIEST WOMAN *
Lee-Ann Liebenberg
Kim Engelbrecht
Bonang Matheba
Khanyi Mbau
Jeannie D
SEXIEST MAN *
Elvis Blue
Janez Vermeiren
Sizwe Dhlomo
Sisa Hewana
Morne Steyn
MOST POPULAR FEMALE CELEB *
Khanyi Mbau
Anele Mdoda
Jeannie D
Michelle Botes
Sophie Ndaba
MOST POPULAR MALE CELEB *
Gareth Cliff
Darren “Whackhead” Simpson
DJ Fresh
Menzi Ngubane
Arno Marais
FAVOURITE ACTRESS *
Sophie Ndaba (Generations)
Michelle Botes (Isidingo)
Kim Engelbrecht (Isidingo)
Vinette Ibrahim (7de Laan)
Sonia Sedibe (Generations)
FAVOURITE ACTOR *
Zolisa Xaluva (Generations)
Menzi Ngubane (Generations)
Sello-Maake Ka Ncube (Scandal!)
Robert Whitehead (Isidingo)
Jacques Blignaut (7de Laan)
FAVOURITE SPORT STAR *
Charl Schwartzel
Imran Tahir
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Pat Lambie
Hashim Amla
FAVOURITE MUSIC STAR *
Elvis Blue
Prime Circle
Parlotones
Lira
Liquideep
FAVOURITE RADIO PERSONALITY *
Redi Direko (Talk 702)
Darren Simpson (Highveld Stereo)
Gareth Cliff (5FM)
DJ Fresh (5FM)
Unathi Nkayi & Glen Lewis (Metro FM)
FAVOURITE SOAPIE *
7de Laan
Isidingo
Generations
Scandal!
Rhythm City
Binneland
The Wild
