Fenly Foxen hails from Tripoli, Libya. She started out at the South African Broadcasting Corporation in 2000, at the radio station Channel Africa as a Bulletin Writer and Presenter. A move to SAfm and 5fm as a Newsreader paved the way for her big break in 2003, when she was approached by SABC Television News as a Writer/Producer for the 7 o'clock bulletin. On a freelance basis, she presented a lifestyle programme, Car Torque, where she was the main anchor and conducted car reviews. Fenly was also a stand-in news reader for SABC TV and hosted a current affairs show on SAfm over the weekend.