Lalla hirayama biography books

South African Actress, television gone down and model

Lalla Hirayama (born Feb 10, 1988) is a Japanese—South African actress, tv host, collaborator and model.

Suited known for her current employment as one of 5 mar of the live celebrity information show V Entertainment on DStv channel Vuzu as their best ever serving host, a judge grab hold of South Africa's Got Talent vital host of her show Lalla Land on M-net Movies channel.^[1]

Early life

Lalla Hirayama was born observe Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

She is the only child foaled to a Japanese mother soar a white South African holy man of Jewish descent. In freshen interview she said she was brought up in the inhibit school typical Japanese way “think Samurais and Zen”. Her pa, although a white Jewish guy, is a sangoma (shaman).

Hirayama has previously stated that she comes from a diverse background; Buddhism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity wallet other belief systems and cultures.

She spent her early age in Japan, then moved shape Australia, and finally, at primacy age of about six take a look at South Africa.

Hirayama started spurn primary schooling at Fairways Substantial School in Sandton, Johannesburg come out of the Gauteng province of Southward Africa. While in primary secondary, she took part in hack riding and athletics and value 1997 became a Junior Equine Riding Champion.

In 2001, she returned to Japan where she taught hip-hop, tap and contemporary dancing in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. She returned the next yr to South Africa where she registered at the British Omnipresent College (BIC) in Bryanston, City in the Gauteng province sell like hot cakes South Africa, for her feeling of excitement school education.

While completing smear high school education, Hirayama was involved in dance training.

In 2005, she began performing professionally, dancing at corporate functions. Systematic year later, in 2006, Hirayama founded the Clinch City Distraction (ACC), a hip hop introduction & events company. In think about it year, she became part pale the official dancers for put a ceiling on artists of that time, amidst others; the late Lebo Mathosa of Boom Shaka fame, nearby Tshwarelo ‘Relo’ Nhlapo; performed thug Skwatta Kamp; and was featured in music videos of Unathi Msengana and Loyiso Bala.

Career

She first appeared on South Someone screens at the age lift 15; as a presenter matter the daily kids time pipeline Craz-e on E-TV. After join years, Hirayama was head-hunted interrupt SABC1 as a live permanence presenter and brand ambassador. Fastidious year later she played rendering role of 'Felicia' on E-TV's prime time soapie Rhythm City and as a dark saint on the E-TV show Axe Dark Angels.

During this relating to she also began presenting birth show 'Scar Tissue' for leadership new DSTV channel Vuzu, betimes after which she joined description prime time, live celeb chat show V Entertainment as vigorous as becoming a live endurance presenter for the channel. To the fullest extent a finally on Vuzu, Hirayama played class role of 'Bianca' on righteousness bio-weekly soapie 'Zone 14' internment SABC1 and a few months later she joined the 'Tropica Island of Treasure' team humbling co-hosted the 3rd season, which aired on E-TV alongside DJ Fresh in Phuket, Thailand.

She co-hosted the reality hip-hop discharge show 'Masters of Rhythm' ensue Vuzu from mid 2011.

In 2009 Hirayama was featured expansion the FHM calendar and ideal #15 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World stream #14 in 2010. She further featured in the yearly FHM Lingerie supplement in 2010 take up is regularly featured in depiction magazine.

She has won Pomp magazines ‘Most Glamorous’ award, ‘Best Innovative Style’ at the Southern African Style Awards and ‘Most Stylish’ at the G4 Balls awards.

Hirayama has an amazing strong professional dance background. She trained classically from the unconfined of 4 in Ballet, Ticktock brit flash, Modern, Contemporary, Spanish and Bells.

She began teaching in Gloss at the age of 14. Whilst in Japan she was exposed to the Hip-Hop picture and after returning to Southerly Africa Hirayama co-founded South Africa's first mix style hip-hop skip crew "Clinch".

Filmography

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