Berla Mundi is a popular Ghanaian Tv Presenter and broadcast journalist who was born on April 1, 1988, who popped into the media scene after the 2010 Miss Malaika beauty pageant show.
Her full name is Berlinda Addardey Mundi and her mother’s name is known as Mama Ruby Mundi.She’s a Ga from the Greater Accra Region.
Berla who currently works at Tv3 after she resigned from Ghone Tv, were she worked for 8 years as a tv show host and radio presenter on Live Fm and Starr Fm, one of the sister channels under EIB Network, the company that owns Ghone Tv as well.
Education & Early Life
Berla Mundi gained her primary school and junior high school education at St.Theresa’s school inside North Kaneshie and then went to Achimota School where she had her secondary school education.
She went to the University of Ghana for her tertiary education, where she studied linguistic and psychology for her first degree. It is also on record that, she attended the Ghana Institue of Journalism and also Alliance Francais where she studied French.
Her Career
Berla competed in the 2010 Miss Malaika Ghana and she was the second runner up of that year’s competition and although she didn’t get the crown, she remained determined and focused to launch her career in the media space.
She got an opportunity to co-host an entertainment show, Rhythmz Live with Black Boy, and later became the main host on the show some 3 years ago on Ghone TV.
Aside being the host for Rythmz Live 3 years ago, she was also the host for the Miss Malaika show for years and was also a radio presenter on Live Fm and sometimes made guest appearances on Starr Fm.
Berla Mundi has been the host for a number of prestigious events including Africa’s first syndicated show on DSTV, Moment with MO; the launch, nominees announcement and industry night of the 2015 and 2016 as well as the 2017 Red Carpet of the Ghana Music Awards; the launch of sports brand, Adidas in Ghana; USAID Women’s Month 2014; Miss Malaika Ghana 2014 & 2015, The Late Afternoon Show.
In August 2019, she left Ghone Tv owned by EIB Network to join rival channel, Tv3, where she became a host on their morning show New Day and also hosts another show “The Day Show With Berla Mundi.
What Are Berla Mundi’s Achievements
It’s no doubt that Berla Mundi is a household name in Ghana and this is because of her endearing personality and how passionate she is about her job or any task handed over to her.
In 2018, she won the Female TV Entertainment Host award at the 2018 Radio and Television Awards, (RTP)
She currently holds the title as Ghana’s Most Influential Young Media Personality, and Most Influential Young Female in 2019, and this comes after being honored as one of four leading media women in Ghana in 2019, and successfully moderating Columbia University’s 16th Annual Africa Economic Forum in the USA in 2019 where she interacted with CEOs from some of the world’s largest technology companies, IBM, Microsoft, and Chevron, on ‘The role of technology in developing a sustainable African economy’.
Some of the other awards she’s won are:
- 2017 Ghana Events Awards-Best Female Events MC
- 2017 People’s Choice Awards-Favourite TV Presenter
- 2018 Glitz Style Awards- Media Personality Of The Year
Movies Roles Played
Although Berla Mundi is known as a Tv presenter, she was featured in the movie “Single, Married & Complicated” by actress Yvonne Nelson in 2014.
Relationship/Love Life
Berla Mundi is not married and has no kids but in the past, there were rumours that she was dating Ghanaian rapper EL and Joe Mettle but there has not been any evidence to support this claim.
Ambassadorial Deals
She’s one of the ambassadors for ABSA.
Scandals On Berla Mundi
Berla Mundi is not the type of celebrity who gets caught in any form of scandals but in 2017 actress Yvonne Nelson accused her of dating married men after Berla and her guests had discussed her Baby Daddy drama on her then show “The Late Afternoon Show” as there had been reports that, Yvonne’s baby daddy was married.
Yvonne who didn’t like how her baby daddy drama was being discussed sent out tweets, tarnishing the image of Berla as she accused her of sleeping with married men but she later deleted those tweets.
Berla suffered her own share of trolling on the internet but she kept her calm and didn’t reply Yvonne Nelson or react to the allegation that was leveled against her.
Also in 2020, Berla Mundi was one of the celebrities who fell for Dr.UN’s fake awards scheme, an embarrassing situation that got her trolled as well.
Net Worth
Berla Mundi is known to own her house and has at least two cars, which she occasionally posts on her Instagram. She’s estimated to be worth at least $200,000 according to reports.