American Comedian Steve Harvey 'Adopts' Kenyan Internet Sensation Elsa Majimbo
Celebrated American comedian and TV presenter Steve Harvey has pledged support for Kenyan internet sensation Elsa Majimbo.
Harvey, who spoke on his Facebook Watch show where he hosted Majimbo on Thursday, promised to help the 20-year-old comedienne in every way possible to advance her career.
“I'm going to adopt you as my niece, I will give you my phone number...I don’t care what you need, if you need anything, you need a place to go, you need some help, you need some advice, you wanna talk to somebody, you call me. I’m serious, and I don’t want to let anything happen to you,” Harvey stated.
“Elsa you got an uncle in the United States, anytime you need something, Uncle Steve got you and I’m going to give you all the advice you want.”
Harvey, 65, says the gesture is part of his aspiration to bridge the two worlds between Africans and African-Americans, adding that whenever he visits Africa he has never felt like a minority.
“…it’s been one of my main goals to bridge the gap between Africa and African Americans. If you’ve never been you have to go, but you know what I love about it? It’s the first time in my life that I wake up in the morning and I’m not a minority,” said Harvey.
Majimbo became an overnight celebrity at the height of the Covid-19 global lockdowns in 2020 through her funny videos in which she shared satirical jokes while eating crisps.
The Strathmore University alumnus has since been featured on international media platforms such as The Guardian, New York Times, CNN, BBC, Forbes, among others.
In November 2020, she won the prestigious E! People’s Choice Awards in the African Social Star category. She also became a Fenty beauty ambassador, partnered with MAC, and appeared on Comedy Central.
Majimbo currently resides in the US after relocating from Kenya to South Africa over what she termed as “bullying” by Kenyans. She vowed never to return to Nairobi.
“I have faced a lot of bullying in Nairobi and when I say bullying people only think about the internet, but it has been my whole life. At the university, I chose my friends and the company I was in and it got easier,” Majimbo said in an interview last year.
“But when I got to the internet it became as worse as it was in high school. I would mind my own business and sit inside the house in Nairobi. When I left for South Africa in February, I left and never went back to Kenya.”
Comments (20)
Majimbo, live the life style that makes you happy usikubali kupangwa. Kumbuka, wakenya wengi wivu wao ni kama ugonjwa na ukiona wanajaribu kukupanga ni kuonyesha unaendelea mbele.
Great uncle Steve! Way to go. We need that connection from USA to Africa and I hope this is just a beginning, Thank you for giving Elsa a platform.
Steve is an amazing human being. I love him ❤️
I thought she was residing in Kenya upon reading the heading.
This is so awesome I love everything about this!!! ❤️
So true, this is just wonderful. Steve has been blessed, and he wants to pass the blessing along to this young girl.This really warms my heart.
Blessings 🙌
That's only GOD. NOW, let's see if anyone will acknowledge this. When it comes to Steve Harvey, they always point out his MISTAKES OR FAULTS.......
STEVE...... I can acknowledge you .....GOD IS GOOD
I completely agree with you, I've seen so many try to bash this man's name and it's awful. He's blessed by God and is very positive, praying he keeps doing what he's doing.
Steve Harvey has a great love for Africa. In fact he hosted his popular show family feud in Ghana and south Africa. Those were sweet words to this young talented girl. Steve spoke to her like a very caring father. Generally Steve has a great heart.
Old school Steve is great. Congrats Elisa. God opened doors.
Steve Harvey needs to be adopted. He needs an education. He needs to be taught freedom.
Steve and the likes were liberated from slavery only to be chained onto pus*y.
We remain free; we speak and live free!
I can adopt Steve and fully liberate him!
Keep doing ya thang Steve good looking out soul brother.
congrats gurl..ukona kismat
Judge Steve, you are wonderful, you are one of a kind, you are the best, I love you dearly, I admire you, I appreciate you and I adore you, you are the best.Continue doing what you know how to do and remain blessed.
Wonderful steve keep the spirit burning to help those who need help,am also a widow with 4 children i need help dnt leave me out thx in advance
Steve u are a blessing from God,keep the spirit o helping burning. Am a widow with 4 children consider me
I applaud Steve Harvey for helping this girl. Everyone deserves a chance to be happy, healthy and doing what they love to do. Race should NEVER be a factor. You go Elsa and be the proud young lady that you are. And, Thanks to Steve Harvey for having such a big heart.
Awesome move uncle Steve… with you by her side, she will do awesome… Elsa, listen to Uncle Steve, he got lotta wisdom.