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Hloni Padi

Full / Real Name: Lehlohonolo Padi
Born: 21 June 1992 (33 years old)
Gender: Female

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Bio

Hloni Padi is a South African actress, dancer, radio presenter and singer best known for her recurring role as Palesa on the e.tv soapie Rhythm City.

Having attended the National School of the Arts, she furthered her education with Media Studies at Boston House from 2012-2013. She then joined AFDA and graduated in 2017 with Live Performance (Screen Acting & Musical Performance) Directing, Writing, CMS and Production Design.

Hloni has appeared in a number of television series in guest roles including Samsokolo, Abo Mzala, Isibaya, Ses'Top La and The Imposter. In 2016 she joined the cast of Rhythm City as Palesa, a flirty young musician trying to make it in the industry. Her first appearance was on 4 November, 2016.

In 2018 she landed her first starring role in television when she was cast in Season 2 of the SABC1 sitcom Single Galz as Mimi, one of the three main characters.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Reporter (as Lehlohonolo Padi)

Palesa (as Dippy Padi)

Guest Star (as Dippy Padi)

Sihle (as Dippy Padi)

Jane (as Dippy Padi)

Jane (as Dippy Padi)

Thando (as Dippy Padi)

Thando (as Dippy Padi)

Thando (as Dippy Padi)

Lesedi (as Hloni 'Ms Dippy' Padi)

Pretty Girl (as Lehlohonolo Padi)

Phuthi (as Hloni DippyPadi)

Pinkie (as Hloni Dippy Padi)

Palesa (as Hloni "Ms_Dippy" Padi)

Girl 1 (as Lehlogonolo Padi)

Khanyi (as Lehlohonolo Padi)

Kea (as Ms Dippy Padi)

Pearl (as Dippy Padi)


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New on TV today: Monday 15 September 2025

The 2025 Emmy Awards air live and repeated on M-Net and Welcome to Plathville returns to TLC.


New on TV today: Sunday 14 September 2025

Celebrity Race Across the World returns on BBC Earth and Home Channel fires up Jamie's Easy Meals for Every Day.


New on TV today: Saturday 13 September 2025

TLC weighs in with 1000-lb Roomies and The Mommy Club 3 arrives to terrorise Mzansi Magic.


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Blast back to lockdown when illegal cigarettes were all the rage. Now they're outselling legal ones.


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