Introducing the man behind Aunty Shamilla
Many know him as the sharp-witted, sassy Aunty Shamilla. But now Durban actor, stand-up comic and content creator Prev Reddy takes to the stage to introduce himself to the world.
FROM a young age, Prev was a class jester who possessed the ability to spread positivity through laughter and light up a room with his original and unrivalled wit. At 26 he’s reached a level of stardom that only a few South Africans have. And his three-year career in the industry has only just begun.
“Growing up I always wanted to move out of Durban … go to Johannesburg or New York, wherever the entertainment scene was. Little did I know that Durban would be the home to my success,” says Prev, who currently lives in Umhlanga but spent much of his childhood in Queensburgh.
“I remember as a kid I was always very outgoing and bubbly. Whenever there was a family get-together I would have some sort of performance ready. It’s hard to explain but I firmly believed already at the age of five that there was nothing else on this earth I wanted to do other than entertain.”
Listing Tina Fey, Mark Banks and Trevor Noah as some of his earliest comedic inspirations, Prev says his romance with the stage blossomed in Grade 4 when he quit playing cricket (and he wasn’t half bad at it) and took up Speech and Drama at school.
“I went onto to do several Young Performers Projects and immersed myself into the arts culture that high school offered. It was those years that really made me understand that this was the only career for me.”
Read the full article here – Revealing Prev – the person behind the gown
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