Felicia Mabuza Suttle is a South African talkshow host and entrepreneur.She is popularly known for the Felicia show that she used to host.
She was born in Sophiatown Soweto and was raised by her grandfather.He father had a driving school business and that business provided a steady income for the family.
Her family moved to the United state and she graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Journalism. She was the first one in her family to obtain a University Degree.She also obtained an MA in Mass Communication.
She started writing for the World Newspaper, it is also were she met the prominent Anti Apartheid activists like Steve Biko.
She came back to South Africa, for a short while in 1989 to work for radio Bophutatswana, she was however criticised for being politically correct.
In 1990 she returned to South Africa permanently to accept a position on South African Airways.In 1992 she began her career television after being offered a job as a talkshow host at SABC.
The name of the show was originally Top level and in 1995 they changed it to ‘The Felicia Show’. In the year 2000, it was changed it to simply ‘Felicia’.
The show closed down in 2004, because she was criticised for being too similar to Oprah Winfrey.
She then moved her show to the United States where it was broadcast as ‘Conversations with Felicia’ on the Africa Channel. The show still focuses mainly on South African personalities.
She is also a Business woman. She once owned a resturant called Back of the moon.However, the resturant was liquidated in 2012 due to disagreements with her business partner and Landlord.
She also has a Felicia brand of Clothing and Accessories, Pamodzi Investments and FMS productions.
Felicia and her Husband
She got Married to Earl Suttle in 1976. She permanently lives in South Africa while her husband resides in the United States Atlanta Georgina.They have to daughters, Lindiwe and Zanele Shuttle.Her Networth is estimated to be 1.5 Million Dollars.
Her Daughters