AVRIL BAGS ROLE AS MISS B’HAVE IN SHUGA II

Ogopa DJ artiste Avril has bagged a role in the second MTV drama series, Shuga that starts filming this week in Nairobi.
Avril who will play the role of a character called Miss B’have will be joined by other Kenyan personalities like Nick Ndeda (Angelo), Nancy Wanjiku (Baby), Brenda Wairimu (Dala), Edward Nyanaro (Rayban) and Ikubese Emmanuel - a.k.a. 9con - (Femi).
Meanwhile, Lupita Nyong’o, who played the pivotal character of Ayira in Shuga, returns on the other side of the camera as co-director alongside South African veteran Teboho Mahlatsi.
Commented Lupita, “Shuga was such a groundbreaking series and I am so thrilled to be working on the project again! This time I’ll really have my hands full as I will be both in front of and behind the camera but I can’t wait to be involved in the sequel to this incredible story.”
Also returning for the second series of Shuga are Sharon Olago (Violet), David Omwange (Skola), Nick Mutuma (Leo), Antony Mwangi (Kennedy) and Valerie Kimani (Sindi).
Other actors chosen at the public casting a few weeks ago are Christopher Otieno and Wairugi Mutero. Wairugi will be playing the role of Njoki (a party girl who loves to live in the moment) while Christopher will be cast as Slim, a small-time gangster.
Shuga: Love, Sex, Money is sponsored by MTV Base, The Staying Alive Foundation, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation (HFG).

SHUGA ACTRESS CHOSEN TO CHAMPION AIDS PREVENTION

Sharon Mina Olago the actress who played the reckless party girl, Violet in the popular MTV series Shuga, has been commissioned for two years to be a champion of women’s HIV prevention.
She was crowned the Prevention Champion at the two-day first Kenya Women’s HIV Prevention and Sexuality Symposium at the Panari Sky Centre that ended on September 1.
Sharon will be tasked with the responsibility of identifying ways of ensuring women in Kenya are better protected against HIV.
“It marks an important milestone in Kenya’s response to the HIV pandemic. It recognizes that women bear the greatest burden when it comes to HIV,” Yasmin Halima Director Global Campaign for Microbicides said.



A stunned Sharon told Hot Secrets, “I’m humbled by this, being an artiste, researcher and a woman, rarely did I think I could have the responsibility to champion this nobel cause. It is very humbling.” Adding, she will need guidance and mentorship from other professionals in the field of HIV prevention to succeed.
Asked how she landed the chance to champion women’s issues, she said, “I have no idea how they picked me for the role but I believe it is something to do with Shuga.”
The modest 28-year-old activist and model failed to mention that her diverse education background also played a big role. She is currently in Kisii doing research for her Masters in Entrepreneurship Development in University of Nairobi, failed to mention that she also has a degree in Law under a belt and a Postgraduate in Management Marketing.