After an explosive first season, Kelly Khumalo is set to continue giving fans an intimate glimpse into her life as she confirms a second season of her hit reality show ‘Life With Kelly Khumalo’ is set to return to Showmax for a second season – and it debuts sooner than you think.
The streaming platform has revealed that new episodes of ‘Life With Kelly Khumalo’ will debut from 13 May 2021 with new episodes debuting every Thursday.
“Fans have been asking for Season 2 of Life With Kelly Khumalo since it first aired last August, so we’re delighted to be able to deliver it nine months later,” says Candice Fangueiro, Showmax’s head of content. “Life With Kelly Khumalo became the fastest Showmax Original to top one million views, so renewing the series was an easy decision to make.”
Since Season 1, the South African Music Award winner has launched her eighth studio album, The Voice of Africa, featuring the hit single Empini, which has already racked up nearly seven million views on YouTube alone. As Somizi said at her private listening session for the album, “In my books, Kelly is the best female vocalist we’ve ever had in our time.”
Based on the new trailer, the two biggest talking points this season will be Kelly starting to date again, and the return of her mother, Ntombi Khumalo.
Despite everything she went through in Season 1, Kelly says she found it empowering to open her life up to her fans via reality TV. “My reality show is my way of owning my reality and embracing who I am,” she says. “What I’ve learnt is that it gives me power to own my story. No one can ever use my story against me because I have owned it. This is me, who I am, whether good or bad.”
Last week, the first season of ‘Life With Kelly Khumalo’ was nominated for a South African Film and Television Award for Best Soap Structured Reality TV Show, where it’s only competition is two other Showmax Originals ‘Lebo M: Coming Home’ and ‘Somizi & Mohale: The Union’.
Watch the trailer for the upcoming season here:
