Stefan Ludik

Stefan Ludik (born April 5, 1981) is a Namibian musician, television personality, actor, and former cricketer from Windhoek City. He was the first contestant to represent Namibia in the reality television program Big Brother Africa. He is now a popular Afrikaans singer and actor.

Ludik combined sturdy lower-order batting with an occasional medium-pace bowling and consistent outfielding. He did not play for Namibia beyond the under-19 level.

Television career

Ludik competed in the first series of Big Brother Africa, where he first became famous. Since appearing on Big Brother, Ludik has appeared in South African Afrikaans-language TV shows, such as Egoli: Place of Gold, Transito, and Binnelanders (also known as Binneland).

Big Brother controversy

Ludik's participation in this pan-African version of Big Brother was controversial as he was the only white member of the household, representing his home country of Namibia, a majority black country. Some critics stated that it was "an 'insult' for him to have carried a Herero doll into the house because he did not understand its symbolic significance." Through part of the series, he was considered the most popular housemate.

In 2011, he won the Afroatainment Museke Online Africa Music Award (MOAMA) for best alternative song for the single "Black Girl, White Boy," which he recorded with Namibian female duo, Gal Level.

There was controversy surrounding performances of the song and the making of the promotional video for the song. The magazine Heat published stills from the video shoot showing Ludik in a "steamy clinch" with Namibian model Elizabeth Valombeleni; the magazine published the photos under the headline, "Did Ludik Make a Porno?" In 2006, Ludik was invited to be a member of the Team Namibia Goodwill Ambassadors Club.

Personal life

Ludik's family consists of father Paul (forensic scientist), mother Susan (insurance broker) and younger brother Hugo, also a musician and retired cricketer. Prior to appearing in Big Brother Africa, Ludik studied forensic sciences, qualified in psycho-physiological detection of deception, and started his own business, Invictus Intelligence. At the time of his appearance on Big Brother, he listed his occupation as polygraph (lie detector test) examiner. The couple were later married, and their wedding was featured on the South African celebrity TV programme, Top Billing.

Selected filmography

Big Brother Africa, Season 1, 2003 Haak en Steek, 2003 Vuur en Water, 2007 Burn This Town, 2010 (as Ludik) Boererock, 2014 (as Elvis se Seun) "Disappear" by Nigel Good featuring Mango, Andre Frauenstein and Stefan Ludik, 2015 Jy Speel 'n Game Met My, 2016 (as Elvis se Seun) Goeie Tye, 2017 (as Elvis se Seun)