She has been winning big of late. Unathi Nkayi hints return on small screens after Idols SA exit. With an illustrious career spanning years, Unathi Nkayi has fast become that celebrated media personality we all love to hate. Her musical career has also seen her winning big despite being a celebrated media personality. However, her illustrious career seemingly crumbled in 2021 before making a bounce back in 2022.
Amid the pandemic, Unathi saw herself having a fallout with regional radio station Kaya 959. This was one of the biggest knocks on her career since this was one of her biggest gigs. Her fallout comes after her blow-up with fellow radio host Sizwe Dhlomo. In the mix of things, she was sent packing after she lied that Sizwe was displaying misogyny in the workplace.
Barely in the wake of her exit, she had the last laugh after she switched the floor to Star FM. A local radio station. She saw herself topping trends for the wrong reasons when celebrating her new gig. She was axed from Idols SA, which meant that this was the end of the road for the acclaimed broadcaster in mainstream media.
Her exit came in the backdrop of her fallout with fellow judge Somizi Mhlongo. Somizi went after Unathi for supporting Mohale, who levelled abuse charges against him. Somizi made it known that Unathi worked his situation when he was getting cancelled due to her cryptic posts that even gave a final nail to his axing on Idols SA. As dramatic as it sounds, Somizi bounced back at the expense of Unathi Nkayi on Idols SA. talking about his return to Idols SA, Somizi took a swipe at Unathi. He seemed to have a hand in her dismissal from the signing competition.
After all, the branding of Idols SA seems to have gone south. Idols SA’s rebranding with a “fresher” judging panel to be more competitive in their time slot has done the exact opposite of viewing numbers are anything to go by. The news of Idols SA’s plummeting numbers has been made public record. Nkayi also thought it was time to confirm that she was returning to television as he gets her body back in shape, not that it was ever not in recent years since her inspiring weight loss journey.
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