These Mzansi soapie actors look different in real life, their real ages will shock you.
Age is just a number, we may never know why certain actors seem immune to the slow, forward march of aging. All we can do is admire their mind-boggling youthfulness from afar.
These actors often confuse us when we look at them on our screens. Is it that because we do not actually know how old are they in real life. Some of them look younger than how they portray on screens.
Mzansi Soapie Actors real ages
Scandal’s Mapula Mafole
Mapula Mafole, commonly known to many as Mapula Rhythm City. She has been in the entertainment industry for a while now. Her acting prowess has made her noticeable in the local acting scene. Shockingly despite her baby’s face looks one can find it hard to believed that she is 30 years old.
Uzalo’s Gugu Gumede
Gugu Gumede is a South African actress born in KwaZulu-Natal. Gumede is known for her character as a sangoma, Mamlambo, in the soapie Uzalo. The role that she plays on Uzalo makes it even harder for fans to tell that she is young. Gumede is 28-years-old though many have rubbished that.
Gomora’s Nonhle Thema
Former ‘It girl’ Nonhle Thema returned on screens in one of Mzansi’s biggest daily dramas. The former media personality-packed her things and headed for a career in real estate back in 2016.
However, even before she announced her retirement from the industry she had been slowly fading away from the limelight. In 2018 she appeared on “Trending SA” as a guest presenter which fans loved. Thema plays Cleo Mofokeng a 30-year-old sexy con artist on Mzansi Magic’s popular daily drama Gomora. The star actress’s age leaves a lot to fans wondering how she looks younger than her real age.
Scandal’s Hungani Ndlovu
Hungani Ndlovu is one of the star actors on Etv’s drama series the Scandal. Ndlovu plays Romeo Medupe on Scandal and many still don’t believe he is 26 years old. The talented actor was born in 1994.
Yizo Yizo’s Thembi Seete
Thembi Sete was born on the 25th March 1977 in Soweto, Gauteng province. She turned 43 years. Talk about being a sweet 16, Thembi does not look like someone in her forties
She played a minor role in the 2000 film Hijack Stories but first made her mark in the hard-hitting controversial SABC1 Drama Series Yizo Yizo. She also composed the popular track Sure Ntombazana for the soundtrack to Yizo Yizo 2 which was a stepping stone for her music career.
Mzansi Soapie Actors whose real ages will shock you – Savannanews