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The newest addition to Skeem Saam, Sicelo Buthelezi, who plays Toby in the educational drama, recently opened up about a disturbing encounter with a fan of the show over his character.
Buthelezi’s character, Toby, committed a heinous act by raping Ntswaki in the show and as a result, many viewers were triggered.
The former Gomora actor shared that while waiting in line at a garage, a man standing next to him in the line called him “a rapist.”
“Just walked inside a garage and the guy standing next in line greets me like “Eyy ke wena rapist ya #SkeemSaam” kinda felt something inside hey 👀…I’m just an actor bro…”
Just walked inside a garage and the guy standing next in line greets me like “Eyy ke wena rapist ya #SkeemSaam” kinda felt something inside hey 👀…I’m just an actor bro…
— SEEKAY (@seekay_sa) May 30, 2024
This is not the first time something similar has happened to a Skeem Saam actor. In 2023, Helen Bright, best known for her role as Melita Monama in the show, was attacked by an angry fan over her character.
Bright’s Melita is a gold-digging receptionist who preys on married men and an elderly woman took this to heart.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.” This took aback the actress.
“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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