Lethu Bhengu has been crowned SA’s favourite literacy kidfluencer alongside Trevor Noah who is the KCA2023 African Star. Image via Twitter, Instagram and Canva
Lethu Bhengu takes home a prize alongside Trevor Noah
Along with Trevor Noah, the KCA2023 African Star, Lethu Bhengu has been named South Africa’s favourite literacy kidfluencer.
Lethu Bhengu has been crowned SA’s favourite literacy kidfluencer alongside Trevor Noah who is the KCA2023 African Star. Image via Twitter, Instagram and Canva
At the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host Trevor Noah got the African Star Award, while internet star and child prodigy Lethukuthula “Lethu” Bhengu earned the Favourite African Kidfluencer Award.
Three-year-old Lethukuthula “Lethu” Bhengu, a South African influencer, will be able to say she won an award at the same awards ceremony as Trevor Noah after winning the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award at the 2023 ceremony.
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Last week, she received her prize following a viewing party in Rosebank, Johannesburg, which was attended by the who’s who of the South African entertainment industry, together with some of the most well-known influencers and their young children.
Lethu watched this year’s ceremony, which featured severe logic-defying stunts, illusions, and tricks, before receiving her distinctive range balloon with the rest of the evening’s visitors.
Nate Burleson and Charli D’Amelio hosted the event, which was broadcast live from the Microsoft Theatre.
Our very own Lerai Rakoditsoe hosted the Africa Special. The 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards included a show-stopping opening performance by Bebe Rexha, special recognition for Adam Sandler and Transformers’ Optimus Prime, exclusive teaser clips from eagerly anticipated feature films, appearances from today’s top stars, and exciting surprises revealing fans’ favourite TV shows, movies, music, and more.
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Who is Lethu Bhengu?
A young prodigy from Soweto, Lethukuthula “Lethu” Bengu, age 3, is a kidfluencer (a combination of the words kid and influencer).
Her rise to fame was sparked by the viral success of recordings showing her mother Ntombikayise Bhengu teaching her to read.
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When Lethu was just 25 months old, Ntombi began instructing her in reading (just over two years old). Since then, she has established herself as a favourite literacy influencer in South Africa.
Lethu’s mother manages her TikTok channel which has more than 32 million views and 900,000 followers, while her Instagram account has more than 26 000 followers.
