Linda Mtoba has won the hearts of her fans with her beautiful and sassy lifestyle. Since she started to grace the screens of all Mzansi viewers she has continued to wow her audience with her remarkable acting skills and talent.
Before she became an actress, Linda Mtoba was a primary school teacher. Aside from teaching, the actress revealed she enjoys shopping or traveling around the world, or spending time with her family in her favorite destination which is France.
She has been married to Steven Meyer since 2017 and she is fondly called “Mrs. Husband” by her fans. Mtoba and Meyers have a lovely daughter and two dogs.
Who is Linda Mtoba?
Linda Mtoba was born in Umlazi, South Africa on November 11, 1991. She and her brother were raised in Durban. Mtoba’s younger brother is 8 years younger than she is.
The actress completed her primary and secondary school education in Durban, South Africa. There are speculations that she is currently pursuing a part-time course in Marketing Management.
The beautiful actress has revealed her intentions of perfecting her acting skills and pursuing a career as a producer as well.
Her Rise to Stardom
Linda Mtoba has been described as a lively and bubbly character. She was pushed into auditioning for an acting role. She became an actress by chance. She landed a role in the infamous Isibaya series.
Her role in Isibaya brought her to the limelight and has gotten more acting roles ever since. She played a role in 1Magic’s best-selling telenovela the river as Nomonde. Mtoba tends to be part of more local productions in South Africa and beyond.
Is She Married?
Linda Mtoba and her husband Steven Meyer tied the knots in 2017. The wedding eas flashy and stylish. It was held in two lavish wedding ceremonies.
The actress does not shy away from sharing interesting details about her marriage with her fans. The power couple does not shy away from publicly displaying their affection towards each other.
Linda Mtoba who is often referred to as Mrs. Husband revealed to her fans on her social media handle about her pregnancy. The self-acclaimed young marriage ambassador shared pictures of her growing baby bump on social media.
Mtoba and her husband welcomed their first child, baby Bean on October 3, 2019. The actress and her husband are parents to two beautiful dogs Penguin and Gorilla.
Net worth
The 33 year-old actress is still making her way into the movie industry so it would be quite difficult to say how much she earns right now. Linda Mtoba has not revealed her net worth yet but there are speculations that she might be worth $500,000.
Aside from her career, Mtoba makes her income from her lucrative brand endorsement deals and paid sponsorship deals.
Other Facts about Linda Mtoba
1. Linda Mtoba lost her father at the age of 13
At the age of 13, Linda Mtoba lost her father and so was raised by her mother, Celiwe. After her father died, her mother remarried and her stepfather raised her and her brother.
Mtoba and her family later moved in with her aunt Linhle and her son and they formed a big family staying together.
However, the actress credits all her success to her loving mother and brother. She also praises her step-father for being a loving father to her family as well.
2. She is a certified teacher
Linda Mtoba spent some time working as a teacher in KwaZulu-Natal. She taught IsiZulu to students in grades 1 to 5 in the intermediate phase.
Even though she admits to missing her career as a teacher, she revealed she wouldn’t go back into teaching as a full-time career. According to reports, Linda Mtoba still visits the school where she was previously working.
She is now more focused on her acting career and taking care of her family.
3. Linda Mtoba’s brand endorsements
According to the actress’s Instagram, she was endorsed and appointed as an ambassador for VaselineZA some time back. She is also the brand ambassador of Huggies together with her daughter.
Mtoba is the brand ambassador of Edgars as well.
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4. Her husband was kidnapped and held captive in 2018
Based on a tweet Linda Mtoba shared, her husband was kidnapped on December 1st in 2018. The actress revealed her husband was hijacked and kidnapped and even held captive for several hours. Meyers was released some hours thereafter.
5. Linda Mtoba supports public breastfeeding
On several occasions, Mtoba has expressed her support for public breastfeeding. Even though she received backlash on social media by those not in support of it, the actress stated that her main concern is for her child to be fed at the time she needs to be fed.
6. The actress was called out by a fashion designer
Linda Mtoba wore a creamy dress to a wardrobe fitting and a fashion designer called Asanda Madyibi called her out on social media. The designer took to social media and expressed her displeasure with the actress’s dress claiming she designed a similar one earlier for Minnie Dlamini’s umembeso.
Mtoba’s wardrobe team, Bomb productions later reached out to the designer and also Dlamini to apologize for the incident and what it might have caused them.
7. She is often described as a fashionista
Linda Mtoba wears exquisite and trendy dresses. Even when she was pregnant, the actress did not relent in her fashionable and trendy wear. She was often seen wearing maternity ripped jeans and a block heel shoe as the dressing fits both day and night occasions
Most of her dresses are usually elegant and stylish.
