Watch! Black Twitter Weigh In On Whether The New ‘Uncle Waffle’ Replaced Uncle Vinny. There is always a new kid on the block which grabs the attention of Mzansi faves. Uncle Vinny’s real name is Kabelo Vincent Ndlovu. Speaking during an interview on the POPradio podcast, Vinny revealed that Vincent is his grandfather’s name. The rising star was born in KwaZulu-Natal but was raised in Hillbrow where he was exposed to a lot of crime but developed a love for entertainment.
One thing Gen-Zs are known for is the hustle — and maximising their use of social media in ways that have proved lucrative. Someone who has been at the forefront of this phenomenon is none other than Vinny. Videos of him dancing at events have gone viral and his moves have become popular all over the country.
Over the weekend, the name uncle waffles was trending on social media, which led to Black Twitter speculating if whether the new ‘uncle waffle’ had replaced Uncle Vinny. See more reactions:
Uncle Vinny went to high school at the National School Arts where his passion for TV presenting, acting and performance started. He matriculated in 2020.“If I didn’t go to an art school there wasn’t going to be a Vinny,” he explained on the POPradio vodcast.
It was this realisation that inspired his hustle. A precocious kid, the teenager quickly learned how to be street smart while keeping himself out of trouble. Raised in a tough environment with rampant drug abuse, Uncle Vinny says growing up in Hillbrow taught him many lessons.“You have to focus to make your life better and remove your parents from that cycle of poverty. If you don’t work hard, there is nothing that is going to come to you. There is no life for you without hard work,” he said.
