Lerato Mbele: News Presenter

Known As
Herself, on the News and In The Public Interest

Fave TV Show Ever
I used to love The Practice. It was cutting edge and the characters had personalities. They were layered people. They weren't just lawyers in a legal firm. You know what I really like - Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry, I like that type of impromptu comedy.

Fave TV Actor/Actress
I think it's because I subscribe to pop culture at the moment - I love Angelina Jolie. I think she embodies a lot of what I like - she has compassion, especially for the African and Third World condition and also she's a bit weird. She's a very textured, complex individual but at the core she's very sensitive and vulnerable.

What TV show would you most like to be in?
Will & Grace. Karen. I'm a little bit manic like Karen. My hairdresser's gay - I'm surrounded by a lot of homosexuals.

Would you want Karen to be the hero or villain in your version of Will & Grace?
I think a good TV show doesn't have a straight cut one-dimensional character. You've got to be a villain when you have to be and you've got to be a hero when the situation calls.

Fave TV Theme Tune
Arrested Development - it's wacky.

Lerato's biography