It is a wrap for Zikhona Sodlaka's character Mandisa on The Wife.
Her last scenes were in episodes 10 to 12 of The Wife Season 3 that aired this week.
At the centre of all three was feisty fan favourite Mandisa, whose husband Nqoba Zulu (Abdul Khoza) was buried the week before.
In a statement shared with TshisaLIVE to mark her official exit from the show Zikhona said Mandisa was an unexpected life-changing experience for her.
“Mandisa was never supposed to be someone who lasted past the first season. I had taken the role knowing this is the character who dies in the first season. This is something we knew from the word go as she kills herself, even in the book. But because viewers loved her so much we had to keep her and in deciding to keep her, the writers explored what we could do with her, and the results were pure magic.
“Working alongside my cast, every one of them, has been quite the journey. We laughed, cried, brainstormed, fought and were committed. So thank you. Thank you to the cast – Mbalenhle Mavimbela, Khanyi Mbau and the new additions to this season.
“I hope you look at the fingers pointing back at you before looking at the finger that’s pointing at the next person. I hope she’s definitely taught you to be brave and to live out loud, to wear your heart on your sleeve. To love, laugh, cry and to be there for the people you love and to tell the people who you don’t trust that you don’t."
Speaking to TshisaLIVE after season 1 of the show, the actress said she was caught off guard by the amount of love and appreciation she was receiving. She said it was an honour to play the wildfire and ball of energy 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 means they really do see themselves in it. It makes me a proudly South African true story.”
‘It’s been a privilege. It’s been fun’ — Zikhona Sodlaka’s parting words after exiting ‘The Wife’
‘I had taken the role knowing this is the character who dies in the first season’
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It is a wrap for Zikhona Sodlaka's character Mandisa on The Wife.
Her last scenes were in episodes 10 to 12 of The Wife Season 3 that aired this week.
At the centre of all three was feisty fan favourite Mandisa, whose husband Nqoba Zulu (Abdul Khoza) was buried the week before.
In a statement shared with TshisaLIVE to mark her official exit from the show Zikhona said Mandisa was an unexpected life-changing experience for her.
“Mandisa was never supposed to be someone who lasted past the first season. I had taken the role knowing this is the character who dies in the first season. This is something we knew from the word go as she kills herself, even in the book. But because viewers loved her so much we had to keep her and in deciding to keep her, the writers explored what we could do with her, and the results were pure magic.
“Working alongside my cast, every one of them, has been quite the journey. We laughed, cried, brainstormed, fought and were committed. So thank you. Thank you to the cast – Mbalenhle Mavimbela, Khanyi Mbau and the new additions to this season.
“I hope you look at the fingers pointing back at you before looking at the finger that’s pointing at the next person. I hope she’s definitely taught you to be brave and to live out loud, to wear your heart on your sleeve. To love, laugh, cry and to be there for the people you love and to tell the people who you don’t trust that you don’t."
Speaking to TshisaLIVE after season 1 of the show, the actress said she was caught off guard by the amount of love and appreciation she was receiving. She said it was an honour to play the wildfire and ball of energy 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 means they really do see themselves in it. It makes me a proudly South African true story.”
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