Bridget Masinga

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Bridget Masinga (born 26 February 1981) is a South African actress, television and radio presenter, fashion model, and philanthropist.

Generations and Bay of Plenty, as well as her work on radio, ranked 3rd in the 2002 Miss South African pageant and is best known for her appearances on Generations and Bay of Plenty on television.

On Jacaranda FM, she hosts the Workzone 1 with Bridget Masinga (formerly Jacaranda 94.2).

Early life

Bridget Masinga was born and raised in Durban, South Africa, to parents Elvis Jabulani Masinga and Patricia Zodwa Roberson (who divorced early in her life). She was one of the first students to enroll in Addington Primary School; the school welcomed non-white scholars right away. Masinga enrolled in Ridge Park College, the school from which she would later attend matriculation. "I was a prefect in Grade 12 and member of the drama club, but I used to avoid sports all the time," she says.

Masinga began studying for a Master's Degree in Media Studies at Boston Media House after finishing her matric year. Nevertheless, she was forced to suspend studying of the degree in her second year due to a lack of funds.

Production company and further education

Masinga took a break from all work duties in order to devote her time to the construction of her production house, Bridget Productions, following the shootings for Rockville and Isibaya. Since its inception in 2012, the company has concentrated on producing documentary content focusing on African tales (work that is written, produced, and directed by African talents) and has collaborated with Mandla Mandela (Mandla Mandela).

Masinga is also studying for a Bachelor of Arts; Government, Admin and Development, as well as Human Resource development from the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Personal life

Masinga married Thabiso Khati in 2009, but the two divorced in April 2015.

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Career

Masinga signed with Fork Models in 1997, where she started participating in the likes of Durban Fashion Week and spearheaded MTN Africa, Edgars South Africa, and Levi's Jeans.

A 21-year-old Masinga competed in the Miss South Africa pageant in 2002 (the year M-Net decided to run a 4 episode reality formatted program as a lead-up to the live finale). She came in third place, as the 2nd runner up, and she cites her participation in the pageant as the beginning of her career as well as what would be a long-running friendship with M-Net.

2003 - 2005

Masinga was relocated to Johannesburg, where she continued to work with M-Net after the conclusion of the Miss South Africa reality show. Despite unsuccessfully auditioning for the first season of Idols South Africa, the producer of the televised vocal competition (Gavin Wratten, who also happened to have supervised the Miss South Africa pageant) told Masinga of a forthcoming venture by the name of Go! A youth-focused television channel that was supposed to be broadcast on DStv. Masinga remained with the channel from 2003 to 2006.

While at Go!

Beatlab (2003-2005) and Selekta (2004-2005) were two of her music formatted shows, including Beatlab (2003-2005).

2006

After appearing on Go!

Masinga played Zoe on the legendary South African television series Generations (which aired on SABC 1).

She co-presented Temptation SA with James Lennox (a game show that aired on M-Net and was directed by Gavin Wratten) in the same year. She made a cameo appearance on e.tv's Backstage, a big South African television show.

2007 – 2008

Masinga debuted as Theresa Nyawose on the television show Bay of Plenty, which aired on SABC 1 in 2008. The series ran for one season and went on to do excellent for the channel, with the show winning Best Ensemble Cast at the 2008 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS).

2009 - 2012

Masinga began hosting The M-Net Movie Show (directed by Elana Afrika – Bredenkamp), a weekly feature on the M-Net Movies Channel, after appearing on Bay of Plenty in 2009. Masinga joined both the SuperSport team and M-Net's All Access in the same year, and continues to work with both channels well into 2012.

Masinga hosted the 1st and 2nd seasons of The Road to Miss SA (a reality television series that premiered on Mzansi Magic) between 2011 and 2012.

2013

Masinga appeared in the first season of Mzansi Magic's Rockville (in 2013) - where she appeared as a young prostitute. Ms. Masinga performed as an attorney in the same year as an actor in Isibaya (another series that aired on Mzansi Magic) as an advocate.

2015

Masinga competed (as one of the ten top celebrities) on the eighth season of (the South African version of the televised Ballroom dance competition) Strictly Come Dancing, which aired on SABC 3 in 2015, a film that starred on Friday nights.

2005 – 2010

Masinga joined YFM in 2005, hosting The Elevator, a graveyard slot that was shown on weekday mornings before the breakfast show. Bridget on Y was introduced in 2007 and it was broadcast on weekends from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

"Bridget on Y was a music driven, magazine styled lifestyle exhibit; where Saturdays were devoted to entertainment, and Sundays were about aspirational content."

Masinga cites the film Young, Black and Fabulous (during which she will introduce listeners to young black South Africans) as a favorite. She left YFM in 2010 because she wanted to concentrate on her studies and building a production company, which led to the decision.

2011

Masinga returned to radio in 2011, hosting revolving slots (weekend mornings from 9AM – 12 p.m.) on 947 (formerly 94.7 Highveld Stereo).

2015

On Jacaranda FM, Masinga hosted the Workzone 1 from August 2015 to August 2016. (formerly Jacaranda 94.2).

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