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6 photos of heartthrob Blessing Lungaho as we celebrate his Netflix success


Kenyan actor Blessing Lungaho is currently enjoying the coaster ride following his Netflix success having starred in the Country Queen series.

Blessing Lungaho in South Africa at the Netflix Africa headquarters. PHOTO | COURTESY

The show, set in a fictional village in Kenya, revolves around a mining company run by Blessing’s onscreen wife manipulating events in attempts to wipe out a village in which Blessing’s onscreen mistress hails from in search of gold deposits geo-located beneath the village.

Vivienne is his onscreen wife and Akisa is his onscreen mistress. PHOTOS | COURTESY

The series, as of Thursday, August 4, 2022, beat out global hit shows such as Stranger Things and Kung Fu Panda to clinch the fourth position among the top 10 TV shows in Kenya on the Netflix platform.

Blessing looking like a blessing in his dapper suit. PHOTO | COURTESY

The actor took to Instagram to further celebrate, revealing that Country Queen had become a global success and was now streaming in 190 countries on Netflix global. Lungaho and a number of his cast mates travelled down to South Africa where they celebrated the success of the series as well as the Netflix appreciation week.

Kenyan actor Blessing Lungaho. PHOTO | COURTESY

Aside from acting, Lungaho is also a brand influencer having garnered massive fame from starring in local hit television telenovelas Zora and Maria; and recent thriller release, Igiza.

Kenyan actor Blessing Lungaho. PHOTO | COURTESY