Its another season of Showmax's telenovela The Wife and the love for actress Zikhona Sodlaka who plays the character of Mandisa is still strong.
On Thursday the 5am gang filled Twitter with praises for the star whose performance has kept fans glued to their screens.
“Zikhona is a power house, her performance on the wife is exceptional. The raw emotions and her being able to switch it up so easily,” wrote one.
Another tweep thought it was time for Zikhona to soar to international heights and tagged Hollywood stars who needed to see her work.
"@MarvelStudios @tylerperry @violadavis @Oprah @DisneyStudios This is @zikhonasodlaka an African' thespian who deserves her place in your films. Kindly have a look at her body of work & bless her with an international role she rightfully deserves. Her time has come to shine.”
Speaking to TshisaLIVE when season one first aired the actress said she was caught off guard by the love and appreciation she has been getting. She said it was an honour to play the wildfire and ball of energy that is Mandisa.
“You can only imagine it caught me by surprise but I love being part of the South African population. I love belonging to this country, and for this country to say yes to me and to see them so invested in the story it means they really do see themselves in it. It makes me a proudly South African true story.”
The question on many people's lips at the time was how does she pull off the Mandisa from the book and deliver what some have said is exactly what they imagined the character to be like.
“Most of it is in the material and how I understand the story to be. When we were introduced to her by the books, she was this woman that no-one truly understood why she is how she is. I just have this opportunity of unpacking one of the most wildest characters that South Africa has known and loved and I have no choice but to run with her because of who she is. She is nothing less of what you know her to be. I think I have to do justice to all the women that Mandisa represents.”
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'Uyi top dawg sis wami' — Tweeps sing Zikhona Sodlaka’s praises for her portrayal as Mandisa
Image: Twitter/ Zikhona Sodlaka
Its another season of Showmax's telenovela The Wife and the love for actress Zikhona Sodlaka who plays the character of Mandisa is still strong.
On Thursday the 5am gang filled Twitter with praises for the star whose performance has kept fans glued to their screens.
“Zikhona is a power house, her performance on the wife is exceptional. The raw emotions and her being able to switch it up so easily,” wrote one.
Another tweep thought it was time for Zikhona to soar to international heights and tagged Hollywood stars who needed to see her work.
"@MarvelStudios @tylerperry @violadavis @Oprah @DisneyStudios This is @zikhonasodlaka an African' thespian who deserves her place in your films. Kindly have a look at her body of work & bless her with an international role she rightfully deserves. Her time has come to shine.”
Speaking to TshisaLIVE when season one first aired the actress said she was caught off guard by the love and appreciation she has been getting. She said it was an honour to play the wildfire and ball of energy that is Mandisa.
“You can only imagine it caught me by surprise but I love being part of the South African population. I love belonging to this country, and for this country to say yes to me and to see them so invested in the story it means they really do see themselves in it. It makes me a proudly South African true story.”
The question on many people's lips at the time was how does she pull off the Mandisa from the book and deliver what some have said is exactly what they imagined the character to be like.
“Most of it is in the material and how I understand the story to be. When we were introduced to her by the books, she was this woman that no-one truly understood why she is how she is. I just have this opportunity of unpacking one of the most wildest characters that South Africa has known and loved and I have no choice but to run with her because of who she is. She is nothing less of what you know her to be. I think I have to do justice to all the women that Mandisa represents.”
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