Shoki from House of Zwide gushes over her real-life boyfriend Nkosi Zwide for buying her flowers.

Their onscreen chemistry is undeniable and the two love birds have people asking: Are Shoki and Nkosi from House of Zwide dating in real life? On tv, the two come from juxtaposed environments. Shoki is a poor girl living in high-density Thembisa while Nkosi is the rich spoilt kid who happens to be the son to Funani Zwide and possible heir to the Zwide throne.Meanwhile, House of Zwide has had its viewership on the increase. With 4.4-million viewers peak on Thursday 23rd, the new etv show was the second most-watched program on the channel behind Scandal in September.

TV: House Of Zwide is a hit

With 4.4-million viewers peak on Thursday 23rd, the new etv show was the second most watched program on the channel behind Scandal in September.

The show even beat SABC’s Muvhango’s 3,6-million September peak

CONGRATULATIONS The show even beat SABC’s Muvhango’s 3,6-million September peak

Shalate Sekhabi (Shoki). Shalate Sekhabi is a South African actress best known for her starring role as Shoki in the e.tv soapie House of Zwide.The daughter of playwright and director Aubrey Sekhabi, she is originally from Mafikeng in the North West Province.

She matriculated from Crawford College in Pretoria in 2018 and the following year joined the University of the Witswatersrand, studying film and television.