By Katlego Sekhu

Actress Helen Bright popularly known for her role as ‘mistress’ Melita Monama on Skeem Saam was attacked by an angry fan over her character.
Bright’s Melita is a gold digging receptionist who preys on married men. An elderly fan of Skeem Saam took the current storyline where Melita has lured Mr Kgomo into abandoning his family in the literal sense. The actress told Sowetan that a woman in her 60s attacked her while she was doing her shopping..
“She hit me in the heel with a trolley. When I looked at her, she said, ‘I did it purposely because you are stealing other women’s husbands. I swear if you do that to my husband, I will deal with you.’ It was only then that it hit me that she thought I was Melita.”
In another incident, a woman who had asked for a picture told Bright not to “steal her husband.” The actress was taken aback by this.
“My heart just sank because I noticed that she was seeing my TV character. But in general people love and have embraced the character. Others ask me to say Melita’s favourite lines like ‘captain my captain’ and serope mperekele‘ (thigh do the job for me – of seducing men),” the actress was quoted by Sowetan.
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