Skeem Saam’s Mkhokheli Oros Mampofu has been striding in the industry on various platforms and as he grows and pursues a career in music, we take a look at some things we might have missed about the actor. His parents named him Oros after the fictional Oros man on the Oros squash juice.
“Oros is on my ID, the story behind it is, I was very very fat when I was a baby, and I was orange…and I had those roles, there were quite intense so, they called me Oros and it stuck and I used it as my first name because my friends kind of played around with it and they enjoyed it most…” he said in a recent interview on Trending.
Oros has a twin brother
The actor has always been two years behind after he failed grade two.
“We started school late, for 1, then in grade two, I failed, so I was always kind of two years behind.
Oros is a pastor’s kid
“My father is a pastor, but beyond that, he’s also a businessman…”
Oros’ musical career was inspired by his background of growing up singing in a choir.
Oros was once stabbed while visiting Long Street in Cape Town with his girlfriend at the time.
“It was a good night, I was walking towards my car, five guys pull out with knives, and I was with someone at the time…they try to kill me and highjack her…
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