Khanyi Mbau chides The Wife producers says the storyline is disappointing.
When it was announced that Khanyi Mbau would join The Wife cast in the second season playing Zandile fans had mixed reactions. While most thought her performance would be a letdown as they did not believe in her talent, some started watching the show because of her. In a surprising turn of events, Khanyi Mbau did justice to the role and left fans begging for more.
The first three episodes of The Wife season 2 broke the Showmax record by having triple the views of the first season, which also broke the record last year. After six episodes into the second season, fans have started complaining about the show being a disappointment. Many fans were hoping to see more of Zandile and Nkosana’s love story like in the book Zandile the Resolute, but the show focuses more on other things.
Khanyi Mbau, who is known for engaging with her followers frequently, took to Twitter to address the viewers’ concerns. The actress posted a series of tweets where she said that the show was not what she thought it would be. The story is a romantic one between a man and a woman fighting for their love in the book. However, in Khanyi’s opinion, the series has become more of a crime drama series with the producers focusing more on the crimes of the Zulu brothers, not the love story with their wives.
Khanyi Mbau shares her disappointments about The Wife season 2
Khanyisile Mbau has opened up about reading the books and doing her research on the book character. When she landed the role on the show to her disappointment, the character is very different from the book. She feels that the cast and production team have let their fans down by not giving them what they wanted.
Season one of The Wife followed the love story of Hlomu and Mqhele with all their ups and downs, and fans were there for it. However, season two shows more scenes of the crimes and war between the Zulu brothers and the Majola brothers and the Police commissioner. In her tweets, Khanyi Mbau says she knows that the crew will salvage the situation and save the show for its viewers.