Actor, comedian and netball star complete celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars

Johannesburg - Popular actor, award-winning comedian and South African netball star complete the celebrity contestants on Dancing With The Stars SA

Get ready to be blown away by one of the world’s biggest competition series because the complete cast of 12 untrained local celebrities for the first season of M-Net’s big new reality show, Dancing With The Stars South Africa, has been revealed.
 
M-Net confirmed on Friday that popular actor and model Eden Classens, comedian Ebenhaezer Dibakwane and South African Netball player Vanes-Mari du Toit will be joining the nine other famous faces on the dance floor of this exciting new series.

Eden, a model and popular actor, plays the role of Justin in the hit Afrikaans soap Suidooster on kykNET. Born and bred in Johannesburg, Eden moved to New York City to study Musical Theatre and Acting at the prestigious New York Film Academy where he trained under acclaimed Broadway Casting Director VP Boyle, before returning to local shores.
 
Eden has done various short films, played the lead role in the Afrikaans film Rowwe Diamante and starred in the true-life drama film Reload. This heartthrob also recently had the opportunity to work on the American film Revolt, with the likes of Lee Pace and Berenice Mahone.
 
“I am absolutely ecstatic to be a part of this experience," Eden raves. "I’m excited by this challenge and am here to dance my heart out and have fun!”

Actor @Eclassens is ready to try out fancy footwork on #DWTSSA. Find out who else is joining him here ---> https://t.co/XlquhncXyW #MNet101 pic.twitter.com/yTcvRkxGB5

— M-Net (@MNet) January 12, 2018

Next to grace the gleaming dance floor is funny man Ebenhaezer Dibakwane, a South African comedian and actor who rose to fame after winning the Newcomer Award at the Savanna Comic's Choice Awards in 2016.
 
Ebenhaezer is best known for lighting up the local comedy scene, with his highlights being opening for Dillan Oliphant, being part of the Stand Up 4 Comedy ensemble alongside Mo Mathebe and Virgil Prins and being billed on the line up for Blacks Only and the Comedy Central International Comedy Festival alongside Trevor Noah and other South African household names.
 
The talented comedian can also be seen on the theatre scene, having acted in theatre productions such as Marat/Sade, A Beautiful Thing, The Crucible, Horror Story and 24 Hours in the City. In the television space, Ebenhaezer has featured in the soapie Ashes to Ashes and was a presenter on Walala Wasala, amongst others. Most recently, he has been cast in the sitcom Thuli noThulanli.
 
“These are exciting times for me! I can’t wait to dance, baby - into people's homes, memories and hearts,” Ebenhaezer revealed.

Comedian @Our_Ebenhaezer is ready to tear up the dance floor on #DWTSSA. Find out who else is joining him here ---> https://t.co/XlquhncXyW #MNet101 pic.twitter.com/95Z2fHkltZ

— M-Net (@MNet) January 12, 2018

The final celebrity gearing up for all the glitz is netball star Vanes-Mari Du Toit. Vanes-Mari is a player on the South African National Netball team and has an impressive 38 caps for South Africa under her belt, playing in positions such as Goal Shooter, Goal Keeper and Goal Attack.
 
In October 2012, she travelled with the Proteas to Australia & New Zealand to participate in the Quad Series tournament, where she became a household name with an impressive performance against the Silver Ferns.

Vanes-Mari is thrilled about her participation in the series, and can’t wait to get started: “I’m as excited as a kid on Christmas morning to be a part of Dancing With The Stars SA! It’s going to be a tough challenge, but I’m so ready to learn how to dance.”
 
These days, Vanes-Mari spends her time as a netball analyst, presenter and commentator on SuperSport, while also coaching around the country. Late last year she married Matthew Proudfoot, assistant coach for the Springboks.
  

Ready to join the glitz and glamour of the #DWTSSA stage, it's @Vanesdutoit. Find out who else is joining her here ---> https://t.co/XlquhncXyW #MNet101 pic.twitter.com/FjlmxrbkFK

— M-Net (@MNet) January 12, 2018