{"id":2091658,"date":"2025-10-15T00:34:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2091658"},"modified":"2025-10-15T00:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:34:49","slug":"beloved-tv-presenter-dies-at-35-in-suspected-poisioning-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beloved-tv-presenter-dies-at-35-in-suspected-poisioning-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved TV presenter dies at 35 in suspected poisioning | Celebrity News | Showbiz &#038; TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The South African entertainment world is in mourning following the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/celebrity-deaths\">sudden death<\/a> of actress and television presenter <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/SOUTH-AFRICA\">Londiwe Faith Nene<\/a>, who passed away aged just 35. Her family confirmed the heartbreaking news on Monday, revealing that Faith died on Saturday, October 11, 2025. In a statement shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/instagram\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Instagram<\/a>, they said: \u201cAs a family, we are deeply <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/2120984\/jackie-burch-dead-death-breakfast-club\">heartbroken by this loss<\/a> and kindly ask for privacy as we navigate through this time of sorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued: \u201cYour understanding, compassion and prayers mean a great deal to us as we find strength and comfort in one another.\u201d The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/2120789\/matt-tolfrey-dead-top-dj-dies\">cause of death has not<\/a> yet been officially confirmed, but her family has indicated suspicions of poisoning, with early reports suggesting it may have been self-inflicted. Faith was best known for her vibrant performances and quick wit on Moja Love shows such as Bheka Sik\u2019bambile and uThando noXolo, where she worked as a presenter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>She also starred in the Showmax teen drama Youngins, taking on the role of Auntie Thuli, and had appeared in Adulting and Outlaws.<\/p>\n<p>Her colleagues and fans have remembered her as \u201ca bright, hilarious, and loving soul\u201d who brought life to every project she touched.<\/p>\n<p>Faith\u2019s sister, Lethukuthula Nene, spoke through tears after confirming the family\u2019s fears about the cause of death. She said: \u201cShe drank poison. That is what it seems like. But we will get all the details on time from professionals. But it was poison; she drank poison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lethukuthula added that her sister had shown no sign of distress beforehand: \u201cWe really don\u2019t know why she did this. Everything was okay \u2013 well, we thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family is now awaiting an official autopsy report to confirm the circumstances surrounding her death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Born in 1990, Faith Nene was a rising star in South Africa\u2019s entertainment industry. Known for her humour and warmth, she connected deeply with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>On-screen, she mixed compassion with comedy, tackling real-life issues on Moja Love and bringing relatability to her acting roles.<\/p>\n<p>She was also recognised for her charisma as a presenter, with viewers often describing her as a \u201cnatural entertainer with a big heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tributes have flooded social media since news of her death broke, with many fans in disbelief. \u201cI thought kuzothwa it\u2019s a prank,\u201d one heartbroken follower wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u201cThis is so hard to believe. She will be missed.\u201d Others expressed their sorrow with simple but powerful messages like: \u201cOh, my God. This is so heartbreaking,\u201d and \u201cRest easy, Faith, you were one of a kind&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South African entertainment world is in mourning following the sudden death of actress and television presenter Londiwe Faith Nene, who passed away aged just 35. Her family confirmed the heartbreaking news on Monday, revealing that Faith died on Saturday, October 11, 2025. In a statement shared on Instagram, they said: \u201cAs a family, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2091659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[22062,394511,394514,354375,366882,394513,394512],"class_list":["post-2091658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-londiwe-faith-nene","tag-moja-love-presenter","tag-sensitive","tag-south-africa","tag-south-african-entertainment","tag-suspected-poisoning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Beloved-TV-presenter-dies-at-35-in-suspected-poisioning.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2091658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2091658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2091658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2091660,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2091658\/revisions\/2091660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2091659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2091658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2091658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2091658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}