Award-winning actress Katlego Danke hints about leaving Gomora, where she plays the character of Thati and gets fans worried.
In the latest episodes of Gomora, Thati goes on a holiday to refresh herself from the devasting situations that have been happening in her life. Thati decided to spoil herself with a vacation to improve her physical and mental health so she would protect herself from having a miscarriage due to stress.
Actress Katlego Danke ‘Thati’ exiting Gomora
As of late, the character of Thati has been through difficult times; she was widowed twice by the Ndaba brothers and was left with nothing but pregnancy to take care of. Thati thought her problems would end after the news that her daughter Buhle was alive reached her ears. Well, her dreams of being happy again were shattered when Buhle was shot dead by Qhoqhoqho, their family enemy. Buhle’s death fueled Thati’s stress, and she tried to ignore all the bad things happening in her life by joining the MaSonto tax business but to vail, until she decided to relocate from Gomora.
The news of Thati leaving Gomora to refresh her mind and hunt greener pastures leaves Mzansi suspecting she is exiting the show following the exits of her daughters Buhle and Gugu.
Is Katlego Danke on maternity leave?
In July, Katlego Danke trended on social media after the news that she was pregnant in real life went viral. Although she loves keeping her private life off camera, Danke could not hide her pregnancy. She discussed the issue with the showrunners of Gomora so they could accommodate her pregnancy into the telenovela storyline. A confirmed source revealed:
It’s an open secret. The Gomora cast is already aware of it. Judging from her baby bump, she’s halfway through,” said a source. She has only informed a few people, including the producers, so they could incorporate her pregnancy into her script,” said another source
How Katlego Danke’s real-life pregnancy was incorporated into Gomora’s storyline
Well, the head writers of the telenovela Gomora are genius who manages to feature Danke’s real-life pregnancy into the show’s storyline.
After the death of Thati’s second husband, Phumlani, she discovered she was four months pregnant, and the news stressed her as her husband had left nothing for her. Thati confronted her mother, MaSonto and told her she would give away the child she would bore because she was afraid the child might die just like her other two children. MaSonto was against the idea but could not change Thati’s mind as she is a hot-headed person.
Now that Thati disappeared on vacation alone, MaSonto suspects she went Eastern Cape, where MaChonco stays, so she could give birth and leave her child with the Ndabas.