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In Mzansi, actresses are no longer playing second fiddle to their counter- parts. It took some time, in comparison to when such changes were made in the US industry, but the pervading woke mindset plays an integral part in the evolution of roles on SA screens. This fact is most heartening and undeniable, especially when you look at shows like Lioness, Queen Sono, Lockdown, Isono, Gomora, Savage Beauty and DiepCity, all helmed by formidable women. And Gail Mabalane (née Nkoane) is now a part of this trailblazing shift after being cast as Zenzi Mwale, a domestic worker who is failed by those around her and takes matters into her own hands, in Netflix’s 6-part series, Unseen. For those who feel that they know her range as an actress based on…
The plan was to interview Delroy Lindo about his career, to let the journey- man actor point out the road signs that had led him from a Tony nomination for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone in 1988 to Oscar buzz for Da 5 Bloods in 2020 – and all the traffic between. Lindo caught the acting bug when he was 5, and for nearly the same number of decades, he has made a go of it professionally. But like so many well-laid plans, his career didn’t work out quite as expected. As is the case with so many of the characters Lindo inhabits – whether it be the Trump-loving Vietnam veteran Paul in Da 5 Bloods or the attorney Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight – the actor stakes his…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas had “beef with people” in Bollywood. The 40-year-old actress enjoyed huge success in India before she made the switch to Hollywood, and Chopra has now revealed why she decided to leave the Indian film industry. Speaking on the Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard podcast, she said: “I was being pushed into a corner in the industry. “I had people not casting me for reasons … I had ‘beef with people’. I was tired of the politics. I was just like, ‘I need a break’” Chopra signed a record deal in the US in 2011. The actress – who is married to pop star Nick Jonas – said the deal opened doors for her in the US. “This music thing gave me an opportunity to go into another…
Brooke Shields says her ex-husband Andre Agassi smashed his tennis trophies in a drug-fuelled fit of jealous rage after watching her film her finger-licking role in Friends. The actress, 57, played Erika in the sitcom who stalked Matt Le Blanc’s character Joey Tribbiani in a 1996 episode that included a scene of her licking the actor’s hand at a restaurant. She told the New Yorker about how Agassi, 52, who she married a year after her appearance on the show was aired, “co-opted” her cameo: “Andre was in the audience supporting me, and he stormed out. He said, ‘Everybody’s making fun of me. You made a fool of me by that behaviour’. “I’m, like, ‘It’s comedy! What is the matter with you?’” Shields said his fury didn’t stop by storming…
MR BEAST is facing mixed reactions to his latest viral TikTok in which he claimed to gift a waitress a new car – wrapped in logos promoting his businesses. The world’s most-followed YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted the 42-second clip earlier this week, in which he asks a waiter named Amy about the biggest tip she has ever received. “Like $50” (about R900), she replied. Mr Beast handed Amy a set of car keys and asked: “Has anyone ever tipped a car?” Her jaw dropped the moment he pulled out a car key and handed it over to her. At first, Amy accused him of lying, so he took her outside to prove her wrong. Amy’s shocked reaction to her new car was captured on video, and…
MONEY conflict is one of the main reasons couples get divorced: 41% of Gen Xers and 29% of Boomers said their marriages ended due to disagreements about money. To avoid challenges, couples need to have those hard conversations and align on money matters early in their relationship. Partners should speak about finances because it is essential for building a healthy and stable relationship. When you’re in a committed relationship and planning a future together, it’s crucial to have "the money conversation“, understand each other's money personalities and backgrounds, and get onto the same page with spending patterns, said Lee Hancox, head of channel and segment marketing at Sanlam. Here are some of the biggest money marriage mistakes, according to Hancox – and how to overcome them: What’s yours is mine…
