S-e-x, politics and plenty of scandal – it’s the stuff good TV is made of! There’s the posh young woman, married to a high-profile politician who also happens to be sleeping with the president’s daughter. . . This hot storyline in Mzansi Magic’s The Republic has fans glued to their screens. And Masasa Mbangeni, who viewers know as Bridget, is relishing the messy love triangle set against a backdrop of political tension.
Bridget contemplates leaving Thabang (Warren Masemola) after discovering he’s fathered a child with the daughter of the former head of state and Masasa loves how the anger towards politicians reflects real life. “The writers have their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in South Africa,” she says.
“They wrote this ages ago but it’s so relevant. It’s like they could sense where we were going as a country. The people have had enough, and their tension has reached its highest point.” The actress says Bridget is unlike any character she’s played in the past.
“She’s passionate and good at her job. She’s vulnerable, well-read, well-educated and deals with the pain of being a mom who’s distant from her child because of work. She served Thabang with divorce papers because she felt incredibly betrayed.
In other news – Phumeza and Shota Mdabe speak out on their baby boy’s struggle with eye cancer
When they promised to love each other through the best and the worst of times, they had no idea what life had in store for them. They were living their best lives – their careers were peaking, he’d finished the lobola process and they had just welcomed a bouncing baby boy.
Then it all came crashing down for Phumeza (31) and Mnqobi “Shota” Mdabe (43). Their seemingly healthy baby was diagnosed with eye cancer and what followed was years of pain, little success and, finally, acceptance. Read more
Source: Channel24
