The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Inside Munya Chawawa’s rise to fame

Munya Chawawa can be placing his baking abilities to the check within the Celebrity Bake Off tent for the Stand Up To Cancer particular on March 17.

Hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding will welcome 20 stars into the tent for the Stand Up To Cancer particular the place their efforts can be judged by Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith.

Munya, who can be battling it out with Mel B, Oti Mabuse, Rhod Gilbert and Danny Dyer for the coveted baking title, has had fairly the journey to stardom.

From his upbringing within the unrest of Zimbabwe, to being cruelly taunted at school, his path to web stardom has been fairly distinctive.  

Read on to seek out out extra in regards to the hilarious comedian who discovered fame as a complicated drill rapper throughout lockdown. 

Where is Munya Chawawa from? 

Born within the chilly East Midlands city of Derby, Munya Chawawa was welcomed into the world on December 29, 1992.

He is best-known for his viral comedy sketches poking enjoyable at each celebrities and politicians alike.

As a baby, Munya would think about entire worlds and battle scenes each morning impressed by the toys hanging from his ceiling.

His performing streak began early, because the comedian would commonly maintain three hour performances full of ventriloquism, breakdancing and singing for his grandparents and oldsters. 

Jokingly describing himself as a ‘triple menace’, Munya instructed the Guardian: ‘I attribute my path as an entertainer 100% to my uncle and grandad. 

‘We’d go to my grandparents’ home on a Friday and my Uncle Doug would come loaded with an artillery of jokes.’

However on the tender age of 4, Munya was uprooted as his household moved again to Zimbabwe.

But due to his sporty and tutorial nature – and what he describes because the  ‘glistening novelty’ of being a British youngster – Munya was very fashionable in his new college.

With tremendous strict dad and mom at residence, the comedy rapper famous the way it felt like he led a double life as a squeaky clear head boy and the category joker. 

Chatting with Patta in 2020, Munya mentioned: ‘I inform individuals I’m Zimbabwean as a result of, once you simply join with a spot so deeply? 

‘Growing up in Zimbabwe, persons are so optimistic and so glad you actually do consider you are able to do something.’ 

When did Munya Chawawa return to England? 

But the actor’s glad college life quickly got here crumbling down when he was compelled to return to England on account of political upheaval ignited by authoritarian chief Robert Mugabe.

Recalling the ‘tradition shock’ of relocating to the Norfolk village of Framingham Pigot, Munya defined that while being intelligent was a sign of recognition in Zimbabwe, it rubbed his British classmates up the improper method.

Unfortunately, the comic defined he would typically be reprimanded by different college students for being wanting to reply questions and labelled a ‘boffin’.

He added: ‘I didn’t even know what boffin meant. It appeared like one thing you could possibly catch in a recreation of Quidditch.’ 

Although the bullies didn’t bodily damage the younger actor, they did slowly chip away at his confidence and vanity.

Citing an instance of how they might get into his psyche, Munya remembered: ‘I needed to have surgical procedure to get my appendix eliminated, and whereas I used to be in hospital we had a substitute instructor who requested why I wasn’t at college, and the boys in my class mentioned, “Munya is smoking weed; he’s a dealer.”’

Detailing how he was punished by his friends for being a go-getter who was pleased with his heritage, the comic retold of an incident the place the bullies went so far as to drench a wood hippo – which he had made to remind him of his nation – in glue.

Through his ache, he discovered creativity writing poetry and rap verses about his struggles – and ultimately public talking.

Finding his groove as soon as once more as head boy of the college, Munya went on to current breakdancing competitions throughout lunch breaks and would fist bump yr seven college students on his technique to class.

What has Munya Chawawa carried out? 

Now value an estimated £1 million, in line with The Sun, the comedian’s stardom is a far cry from his tough college life.

The former Sheffield University Psychology scholar rose to fame after poking enjoyable at a video of Jamie Oliver making jerk-rice.

After importing the parody video titled Jonny Oliver, Munya bagged over 100 new followers.

Wanting to be a focus for TV brokers, the comic was decided to succeed in 30,000 on Instagram, always posting two sketches per week.

Quickly raking up effectively over 30,000 – after which extra followers than all of the presenters at 4Music – Munya bagged a job.

The new function was short-lived because the channel modified, making him redundant after solely per week.

Despite the setbacks, Munya created the parody drill rapper Unknown P and noticed astronomical success throughout the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.

He described the luxurious drill rapper character as a ‘nod in direction of the appropriation and false possession of black tradition that always occurs in western societies.’

Following his 2019 Fire in The Booth freestyle and a flurry of parody information sketches, Munya signed to Atlantic Records and later launched his debut single Piers Morgan.

His second single Pain Au Chocolat, in addition to his Daily Duppy freestyle garnered him a large number of views. 

Having beforehand collaborated with fellow comics similar to Mo Gilligan and Michael Dapaah,  Munya has scored model offers with likes of Netflix and GiffGaff.

Beyond comedy, Munya has featured on Celebrity MasterChef 2021 and as Choronzon on Netflix’s The Sandman.

However the comedian felt like he actually made it when he got here nose to nose with none apart from Dwayne The Rock Johnson. 

‘When I used to be sat reverse The Rock, that was undoubtedly a sweaty second for me as a result of this can be a man who I watched my entire childhood,’ he instructed the BBC.

‘The quantity of instances I watched this man’s elbow land, so to be sat reverse him making a sketch on it [is incredible].’

More lately he determined to discover his Zimbabwean origins, within the BBC documentary Munya Chawawa: How To Survive A Dictator.

Explaining why he took on the problem, the actor mentioned he wished to deliver himself ‘closure’ as to why he needed to go away ‘someplace that felt like paradise’.

Bringing his personal twist to the hard-hitting documentary, Munya has mentioned will probably be the primary present in historical past ‘to clarify dictatorships with R&B’. 

Munya is about to function alongside a complete host of stars on The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer Special on March 17.