Unathi Nkayi breaks silence on Idols SA exit
She has the plug and the bling too. Unathi Nkayi has been making all sorts of headlines of late. A few days ago, it was reported that the celebrated media personality was axed from Idols SA. However, it was true as the showrunners of Idols SA confirmed the exit of Unathi.
Yes, she will not be part of the slated seasoned 18, which is set to start in a few weeks to come. However, it seems as if she won’t be going down alone after all. The showrunners have also dropped another bombshell. Randall Abrahams will not be coming back for season 18 of the singing competition.
Speaking to the media, Channel Director Shirly Adonisi revealed that the show was taking a fresh approach to the judging panel. The showrunners want to retain audiences and stay competitive; hence, there is a need for new faces on the panel of judges. This approach comes in the backdrop of a decline in viewers after Somizi was axed from the show.
Unathi Nkayi has been part of the starstudded judging panel of Idols SA for ten seasons. According to sources, the showrunners were forced to axe its judging panel after Idols SA was threatened with cancellation.
Rumour has it that the show was almost denied a contract renewal because of the drop in numbers. It was said to be “boring”.
Unathi Nkayi breaks silence on Idols SA exit
According to an insider, the producers were told to change their format and approach or face cancellation. Channel Director Shirly Adonisi also showered the duo with praises and penned a heartfelt goodbye.
However in the mix of things Unathi Nkayi has weighed into the matter and commented about her exit from Idols SA.
Taking it to Twitter, she said:
Oh man! Thank you for your love South Africa and our beautiful continent of Africa. Please allow me to honour you. You have been kind, loving and deeply invested. Truly the real energy and heartbeat of a wonderful wave of hope and dreams coming true on Idols and as you do that, you have made my dreams come true too. THANK YOU.
To every contestant who stood in front of us. From the ones brave enough to share with us their hopes. I don’t take lightly the act of doing that for the world to see. An honour I will always hold. Thank you for trusting me as one of your judges. To those who unleashed a new level of my tears, heavily pregnant with Baby Idols garnering for Wooden Mic, thank you for the laughter and joy…
However, this is part of the long heartfelt grateful text from Unathi Nkayi.
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