Celestine Gachuhi is a renowned Kenyan actress known for her role in the popular drama series Selina. She is the face of the captivating show that airs on Maisha Magic East and has graced our TV screens for quite some time. She plays Selina, a beautiful, innocent lady living with her stepmom. But who is Celestine Gachuhi? And how much do you know about her outside the TV screens?
Miss Gachuhi is among the country's most famous film stars. At the age of 23, she holds the key role in one of the country's most adored soap operas. However, she never earned her current accolades easily.
Celestine's profile summary
- Full name: Celestine Gachuhi
- Date of birth: 1997
- Age: 24 years
- Religion: Christian
- Education: KIM College Of Management
- Current location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Occupation: Actress, singer, motivational speaker
- Bookings: celestine@spearhead.co.ke
- YouTube: CELESTINE GACHUHI
- Instagram: @celestinegachuhi
- Facebook: @celestine.gachuhi.3
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Celestine Gachuhi's biography
Celestine Gachuhi's birthday was in 1997. At the moment, Celestine Gachuhi's age is 24 years as of 2021. Her father is a military sergeant, and her mother passed on in 2006 when she was 11 years old in class five.
Celestine Gachuhi's family is made up of four siblings – three sisters and a brother. She is the second born. Growing up, she always dreamt of entering the field of journalism. She greatly admired reputable anchors such as Lilian Muli and Julie Gichuru.
She attended Ole Tipis Girls' Secondary School. At the moment, she is a student at the Kenya Institute of Management Studies. She's pursuing a diploma certificate in Project Planning.
Celestine's career journey
The actress is already making great strides in her career. She became the face of an award-winning Kenyan soap while aged 21, a feat that most older actors and actresses have never achieved.
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Besides her excellent on-camera performance, the star is also a talented singer, a beautician, and a model. However, she had to halt all these to focus on acting.
Her journey in film began in high school, where she was actively involved in drama festivals. However, the fun only lasted two years, in form one and two.
The alumni of Ole Tipis High School had to leave drama club since the school had a rule requiring students to cease co-curricular activities once they enter form three.
The dream continued to glow from within throughout the final two years in high school. She couldn't wait to complete school and get back on stage to quench the craving.
Her first job was with Jicho Four Productions, but the stint was short-lived. Later on, another similar group was looking for a talented actress, and she did not think twice about taking up the role.
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She liked the description and practised for a fortnight for her stage appearance. Fortunately, she was recruited. For six months, Celestine was at Pace Theatres performing high school set books.
The talented star later got a role in Gwa Cibu, an Agikuyu play under Ken TV production house, playing Waceke. Thanks to her exemplary performance, she got another role with the same production company in the play Uriru Wa Wendo, where she played the character Stess. It was after this that she landed her role in Paskal Tokodi's Selina.
Celestine's role on Selina
Her role in the award-winning TV show portrays what she had to go through while growing up. She didn't have an easy time identifying with the character as it reflects her experiences.
The actress portrays a young, beautiful lady who completes her secondary education with high hopes of joining college. But her stepmother would have none of the post-high school plans. As typical of most stepmothers, it wasn't as smooth.
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Her predicaments, however, do not blanket her hard work, magnificence, and commitment. Thanks to her incredible attributes, she ends up attaining significant fortunes. In between her endeavours, she meets Nelson (a character played by Pascal Tokodi).
Who is Celestine Gachuhi's husband?
The talented star is not married yet, but she is engaged with Phil Kimemia at the moment. Phil Kimemia is a Gospel singer and songwriter. The couple released a song together in 2020 and they always share lovely videos of them singing together.
Celestine Gachuhi continues to grace Kenyan TV screens, and her career seems to grow by the day. If you are a follower of the Maisha Magic series, please share your review of the star in the comments section.
In other stories, Tuko.co.ke reported about a woman who divorced her husband just six months into the marriage. She warned fellow ladies against hacking their spouses’ phones. According to her, she dated her husband for over five years, and all this went to waste in just half a year of matrimony.
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Kagendo notes that she had seen the red flags. Determined to fight for her marriage, she resorted to hacking her husband's phone, and the details revealed changed her marriage ever since. She now urges other ladies to avoid such moves as it would lead to more harm than good.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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