Velile Tshabalala is an English actress, known for portraying Kareesha Lopez[broken anchor] in Kerching!

[3] She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School,[1] where she attended weekend classes from the age of 14.

[5] She made her pantomime debut in the 2008 production of Dick Whittington's Cat at the Compass Theatre in Ickenham.

However, she only lasted for a matter of seconds after arriving at the community centre, ultimately being killed after being bitten by a zombie.

[7] In November 2021, it was announced that Tshabalala had been cast in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Viv, the mother of established character DeMarcus Westwood (Tomi Ade).