Refilwe Madumo is a South African actress who currently plays the role of Fikile on Generations. Refilwe was no stranger to the screen when she joined Generations. Her presence on screen has been felt for years. Her biggest role before Generations has to have been Palesa Mooki-Letswalo on Scandal. Not to mention her leading lady role as Busi on Mnet’s Inconceivable. She has also featured in Mazinyo Dot Q, Izoso Connexion, One Way, Society and Mamello among other shows. However, there are a number of interesting off-screen facts that you must know about Refilwe!
Real life facts about Fikile from Generations
Girls that travel are the happiest and that includes Refilwe. Refilwe loves to take time out from her hectic screen schedule by travelling. The queen has visited London and Ghana among other destinations.
Refilwe Madumo is a well educated woman who studied at Tshwane University of Technology.
The actress is a doting mother of two boys. She has shared her motherhood journey online via her show called Mama Mantics. Refilwe takes time out to spend with boys, attending their school plays and enjoying every moment of motherhood.
Although she has shared a bit of her motherhood journey, it is without doubt that Generations’ Fikile loves to keep a good part of her life covered and hidden away from the spotlight.
Refilwe has never shied away from speaking out about her experience with violence and sexual harassment.
She has spoken about how an armed robber threatened to rape her in front of her parents and children. However, the police arrived on time to arrest the robber who now serves a 50 year sentence. She also recounts how she went for a sleepover at friend’s and woke up to a hand in her panties. However the culprit fled before she could identify him. With this history, Refilwe encourages women to stand up and speak out about abuse.
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