She called her whenever she felt confused about a scene or was overwhelmed by the script. She says that she would lean on Zikhona Sodlaka who played Mandisa on The Wife, Zulu brother Nqoba's girlfriend. It was mentally draining and after I got used to it, I would live through her emotions.” Read more | 'I know my readers are going to love it' - Hlomu author says as Showmax's The Wife launches It's been a rollercoaster ride for Mbali, who brought her A-game to all scenes. She opens a restaurant which Mqhele bought for her.Īnd we see things take a turn for the worst when she turns to alcohol to deal with all her problems. She lost her first boyfriend Sandile, who was killed by her husband Mqhele after he found out of their affair.Ī post shared by MBALENHLE the show we see her character transform from sweet and innocent to fiery and fisty as she goes on to sleep with her brother in-law, Qhawe and falls pregnant. Her character has been through many changes, she left her job as a journalist to take care of the Zulu brother taxi business and household. It was a great element to the character and storytelling.” “The brothers naturally respected me because I was about to become a mom now. The love and respect she received from the rest of the cast was overwhelming and deepened her connection to Hlomu. When her character fell pregnant, coincidently it was around the same time that she found out that she was pregnant. We don’t have everything in common but I could say that the growth has been there in both our characters.” “I was so tiny in season 1 and I was naïve as Hlomu then and now two years later, she’s a grown woman who is a mother and I am mother too. We watched Hlomu get beaten, raped and witnessed her lose her first pregnancy due to the abuse.
When it was good, it was great and when things got bad, they would turn really ugly. Mqhele and Hlomu’s relationship was filled with turmoil. I had to ask myself how do you fall in love with a man who hasn’t healed from his trauma or how do you run a household that’s filled with so many men?” Playing her was life-changing for me, I looked at her and saw what I didn’t want for myself.
If Mqhele makes me happy, I want them to feel it as well. I made sure that I made every South African woman feel whatever I was feeling. “It was very difficult at first, but it ended up beautiful. She felt the need to fully to portray Hlomu as millions of women in South Africa related to her story and some lived her reality.
Everything that was happening in my life that time and how I was meant to play Hlomu connected very well.” It was a beautiful experience it was a spiritual journey. A post shared by MBALENHLE more | Actress Mbalenhle Mavimbela on why she’s the best person to play Hlomu on The Wife
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