Lesego Motsepe

Lesego Motsepe was a South African actress, social activist and singer best known for her role as Letti Matabane in Isidingo from 1998 to 2008.

Early life

Motsepe grew up in Meadowlands, and attended Technikon Pretoria where she obtained a diploma in speech and drama. At the age of 5, she acted in a mutton advertisement on television, which earned her the childhood nickname Nama Ya Nku.

Notable roles

Although best known for her role as Lettie Matabane in Isidingo, in which she played the sister of her former real-life boyfriend Tshepo Maseko, she enjoyed stage acting, and she played the lover of Steve Biko in the play "Biko - Where the Soul Resides", and the starring role in a musical at the State Theatre about Brenda Fassie.

Personal life

She revealed her HIV-positive status in 2001. She attracted significant controversy in 2012 when she discontinued her antiretroviral therapy in favour of alternative medicine, as promoted by deceased former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.