Legacy was a telenovela that aired on M-Net from 2020 to 2022. It was a story of a wealthy and powerful family that faced various challenges and conflicts. The show had a loyal fan base that was sad to see it end after two seasons. However, the show and its cast have a lot to celebrate as they have been nominated for the South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas) 2023.
The telenovela is competing in the Best Telenovela category, along with other popular shows such as The River, The Estate, and House of Zwide. Legacy has also received nominations in other categories, such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Music.
Kgomotso Christopher’s reaction
Kgomotso Christopher is one of the stars of Legacy who played the role of Dineo Price, the wife of the patriarch and the mother of four children. She has been nominated for the Best Actress in a Telenovela category for her performance in season 2. She told news reporters that she was very honored and grateful for the recognition.
She said that she was surprised by the nomination because Legacy was a show that had only two seasons and was not coming back on M-Net. She said that she was happy that the work that they did in the two seasons was acknowledged by the Saftas. She also said that she enjoyed working with Tshedza Pictures and M-Net for the first time and that she admired their production quality.
Kgomotso is nominated alongside Matshepo Maleme from House of Zwide, Jo-Anne Reyneke from The Estate, and Tsholofelo Matshaba and Sindi Dlathu from The River. She said that she respects and admires all of them and that they are all deserving of the award.
Kgomotso Christopher’s role
Kgomotso Christopher portrayed Dineo Price, a rich and elegant woman who was married to Sebastian Price, a media mogul who built his empire from scratch. She was a loving and supportive wife and mother who had to deal with her husband’s secrets, betrayals, and enemies. She also had to face her own challenges, such as being in a multiracial family, dealing with racism and prejudice, and finding her own identity and purpose.
Kgomotso said that playing Dineo was a challenging and rewarding experience for her. She said that it was the first time that she played a role of a mother who was in a multiracial family and that she learned a lot from it. She said that she wanted to bring a story that was multidimensional, multicultural, and multiracial and that captured different walks of life, LSMs, races, and experiences.
She also said that she was happy to reunite with some of her former co-stars from Isidingo, such as Michelle Botes who played her mother-in-law Angelique Price. She said that it was a beautiful full-circle moment to work with people who helped her start her career.
Kgomotso said that she always goes for things that challenge her and make her grow as an actor. She said that she lives by a mantra that says “as long as her work narrates conversations and experiences of other people across the world and makes them ask uncomfortable questions she has done her job”.
She said that Legacy did not shy away from asking those questions and addressing those issues that are relevant to South Africa’s post-democratic society. She said that she tried to portray Dineo in a way that was not judgmental but empathetic.