Women’s Month: BBC Lifestyle Features Successful Women At The Top Of Their Game In Latest Lifestyle Lounge Session & Upcoming Programming

Radio DJ and TV presenter Hulisani Ravele is back on the BBC Lifestyle Lounge couch, bringing her infectious energy, good humour and sound advice to celebrate women’s month with two inspirational guests.

Hulisani is joined by BBC Lifestyle’s leading female personalities – 

The Great Kenyan Bake Off  host June Gachui and Listing Jozi star and top real estate agent, Lara Nathan – as they discuss their journey to success, work-life balance, tips on how to overcome obstacles, sisterhood and valuable advice for their 18 year old self. 

The ultimate woman’s empowerment session to support, encourage and inspire viewers and celebrate the boss women on BBC Lifestyle.

Meet the guests

June Gachui is an advocate of the High Court, intellectual property specialist, songwriter, dancer and presenter. She studied law in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. June is the host of The Great Kenyan Bake Off which is currently airing on BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174) Wednesdays at 8pm.

Lara Nathan is a top real estate agent for Pam Golding Properties servicing the Morningside, Sandown and Strathavon areas. Lara stars in BBC Lifestyle’s Listing Jozi, which follows a group of high-end property brokers, as they hustle to list and sell multi-million rand homes in and around Johannesburg. Listing Jozi can be found on DStv catch-up.

BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174)

BBC Lifestyle celebrates and inspires women every day. With premium content tailored for the South African market across, Self-Improvement, Food, Home & Design and Dating, shows that encourage viewers to Live Your Fullest Life.

Every Wednesday at 8pm, BBC Lifestyle brings fresh local shows to audiences in South Africa – with the likes of Come Dine With Me South Africa, Listing Jozi and The Great Kenyan Bake Off, with more to come.

Shows to look out for on BBC Lifestyle this August featuring successful women at the top of their game:

Nadiya’s American Adventure (2 episodes) Tuesday 10th August at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle

Chef, Author and Television Presenter, Nadiya Hussain travels to the USA to explore some of the most vibrant food on earth.

Nadiya has always been fascinated by America, home to more immigrants than any other country, and with some of the most vibrant food on the planet. She wants to find out more about this culinary melting pot, so sets out to explore two states she has always dreamt of visiting, Louisiana and California.

The Great Kenyan Bake Off (10 episodes)

Continues Wednesday 11th August at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle

Fans of The Great British Bake Off, can look forward to a new tasty treat as The Great Kenyan Bake Off joins the local line-up on BBC Lifestyle.

Presented by actor Nick Ndeda and singer June Gachui we follow passionate amateur bakers across the country as they test their baking skills and battle to be crowned The Great Kenyan Bake Off’s best amateur baker. Each week the bakers will be put through challenges with one eliminated and one named the star baker.

Chef Kiran Jethwa and Myra Kivuvani are the two culinary experts who will decide on who will be crowned as Kenya’s winning baker.

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