Kate Actress: I've worked for the recognition

02 April 2022

• Kate says her experience in South Africa was not only humbling but mind-blowing and life-changing as well.

Catherine Kamau aka Kate Actress was treated to a surprise reception at JKIA after her trip to South Africa.

Kate, who was in Johannesburg for the Bridgerton Season two screening termed her rise to the international stage as something she has worked for.

"I need to stop playing small, I deserve these things. I've worked for them, I've worked for the recognition," an excited and emotional Kate said at the airport as her family and friends welcomed her back from her trip to South Africa.

The award-winning actress added that she felt she had worked for this moment her whole life and it is what she wanted to achieve in life. To her it made her feel honored and humbled.

Kate added that her experience in South Africa was not only humbling but mind-blowing and life-changing as well.

The TV star in an interview with Mpasho said she'd come home with goodies and she was going to push beyond limits

"Expect more collaborations, more films and TV series of course with Netflix," she said.

Kate acknowledged that in as much as her acting was taking center stage she knows she had taken a long hiatus from her music career but she promised her fans to remain calm, things were in the kitchen cooking.

"I think it's about time, I'm going to do everything. Fuse the two, acting and music you can't separate the two. I'll give you something... maybe soon, very soon."

The actress noted that growth takes time, and she truly felt that they haven't even scratched the surface of the Kenyan industry.

She went on to thank her Nigerian counterparts for welcoming her and making her feel like she belongs, as being far from home can be hectic especially when you don't either have familiar faces around you or people who can relate to you.

"Funny enough Nigerians were many and they welcomed me. They actually named me Ochanya, I was with the Nigerian family... I didn't feel lonely at all," Kate said.