Life after actress Nomvelo Makhanya (Lindiwe) left Scandal!

Popular Mzansi actress Nomvelo Makhanya has social media talking following her recent interview. No doubt Nomvelo Makhanya had her shot to fame as a child star when she joined the star-studded cast of e.tv’s drama series Scandal.

The 28-year-old actress nailed her on-screen character of Lindiwe Maseko-Ngema with perfection up until her dramatic exit. After a decade, the actress was written off in 2022. However, against her exit, she pulled a shocker when she revealed that the environment had become too toxic for her to handle.

Nomvelo Makhanya even revealed that she almost committed suicide because of the working environment she was in. Against the damming allegations, the drama series downplayed the allegations.

Responding to the claims at the time, the production made it known that it was ‘unaware’ that the bubbly actress’s environment had become toxic. The show went on to confirm that she was written off because her storyline had come to an end.

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During her recent interview on the Access Genie Podcast on YouTube, Nomvelo Makhanya revealed that she was written off because she had reported her director and floor manager for being drunk while on set.

However, since her dramatic exit, she hasn’t starred in several big-budget drama series. Against the backdrop of her disappearance, Mzansi has been trying to find out her whereabouts.

The actress, however, revealed that she is now making more money outside acting. Speaking in her recent interview on Access Genile Podcast, on YouTube a year after her dramatic exit and life after Scandal.

Nomvelo Makhanya added, “I was redlisted for a while. That basically means you do not work. The minute you show up, they already know who you are because they have been told. They wanted to prove they were bigger than me and made me. It is a power thing.

Popular Mzansi actress Nomvelo Makhanya has social media talking following her recent interview. No doubt Nomvelo Makhanya had her shot to fame as a child star when she joined the star-studded cast of e.tv’s drama series Scandal.

The 28-year-old actress nailed her on-screen character of Lindiwe Maseko-Ngema with perfection up until her dramatic exit. After a decade, the actress was written off in 2022. However, against her exit, she pulled a shocker when she revealed that the environment had become too toxic for her to handle.

Nomvelo Makhanya even revealed that she almost committed suicide because of the working environment she was in. Against the damming allegations, the drama series downplayed the allegations.

Nomvelo Makhanya
Responding to the claims at the time, the production made it known that it was ‘unaware’ that the bubbly actress’s environment had become toxic. The show went on to confirm that she was written off because her storyline had come to an end.

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During her recent interview on the Access Genie Podcast on YouTube, Nomvelo Makhanya revealed that she was written off because she had reported her director and floor manager for being drunk while on set.

However, since her dramatic exit, she hasn’t starred in several big-budget drama series. Against the backdrop of her disappearance, Mzansi has been trying to find out her whereabouts.

The actress, however, revealed that she is now making more money outside acting. Speaking in her recent interview on Access Genile Podcast, on YouTube a year after her dramatic exit and life after Scandal.

Nomvelo Makhanya added, “I was redlisted for a while. That basically means you do not work. The minute you show up, they already know who you are because they have been told. They wanted to prove they were bigger than me and made me. It is a power thing.

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“I was very suicidal just after I lost my job. I have got extreme anxiety. So, I heard voices in my head that would constantly tell me that I deserved it. I spent so much of my time and gave so much of myself to that show for ten years,” Nomvelo Makhanya added.

“But what is strange is that I make a lot of money outside of acting now,” the actress added.

The actress did not reveal what she had been up to, but Mzansi was quick to connect the dots thanks to her social media feeds. According to the rumour mill, she has been cashing in from her huge social media following through ambassadorial gigs.

Nomvelo Makhanya recently switched the floor to DJying and has been sharing her journey on social media.

Actress Nomvelo Makhanya fires shots at Scandal!?

South African actress Nomvelo Makhanya was introduced to the country as the spoiled and troubled Lindiwe Ngema on e.TV’s Scandal! However, after a decade of playing the character, in 2022, Makhanya surprised many when it was confirmed that she was leaving the soapie.

At the time, it was believed that she was leaving the soapie due to jealousy by her boyfriend considering that she had matured within the world of the story. However, Nomvelo following the confirmation of her exit has made it clear that the decision to leave the soapie was entirely her own. As reported:

“I’m definitely not looking to be going into any “soapie” work anytime soon…I want to explore other things & being on a soapie won’t give me the time to do what I want. But also, if it’s part of God’s plan for me to be on a soapie, I’d probably stay for 6-12 months max,” wrote IndAfrica.

While she initially was coy about her reasoning for leaving the show, it took a couple of months for Makhanya to reveal the real reason she was ready to leave. Firstly, she asserted that the decision was not hers and that the soapie had written her out of the story without her knowledge.

But then she went to share that:

“I have been wanting to leave, I have been wanting to leave that place. For me, it was something I have been praying about. When it finally happened it really really felt like God was removing me from that toxic, toxic environment,” said Nomvelo Makhanya.

At the time, e.TV and the soapie had denied any knowledge of having a toxic work area. However, in light of the recent scandal, it seems that Nomvelo might have been right after all. As reported recently:

The show recently announced that Sello Sebotsane’s ex-wife Shoki Mmola, had joined the show as Reverend Prudence Molepo. According to the show, Prudence is a woman of the cloth who has wholly given her life to the faith. She holds herself in high regard and expects others to do the same for themselves.

But, she stands on moral high ground to mask her own flaws. The Reverend is a strict mother and can often be too hard on her children. In her eyes, they cannot be failures because they were birthed by a woman who is moulded in the image of God.

Avid watchers of the show are appalled by Scandal’s decision to cast Sebotsana after he was accused of domestic violence…

Shoki and Sello were married for 10 years, until their nasty split in 2018, after abuse allegations leveled against Sebotsane. During a recent interview with Drum Magazine, she revealed that she and her children suffered abuse during the marriage.

But one person who is not surprised and is actually gloating about the matter is none other than Nomvelo. The star took to Twitter to share a subtly shady post about everything done in the dark coming into the light, which can be assumed was a dig at the naysayers about her own claims.

everything that happens in the dark comes to light… always. ☝?

— Nomvelo Makhanya ? (@_MveloMakhanya) March 16, 2023

birds of a feather ?

— Nomvelo Makhanya ? (@_MveloMakhanya) March 16, 2023

they gaslight and make us feel like we’re crazy kodwa every dog has it’s day. ?

— Nomvelo Makhanya ? (@_MveloMakhanya) March 17, 2023

Scandal! responds to claims by fired actress Nomvelo Makhanya – She wanted to kill herself

Popular actresss Nomvelo Makhanya has responded to people who have been dragging her for leaving ‘Scandal!’

The Safta-winning actress expressed how tired she was of people judging her for leaving the soapie and said she has no reason not to spill the beans.

Taking to her Instagram live the star cleared te air.

She said it wasn’t her call to leave the show as she was written off. Even though this wasn’t her decision, she’s happy she left the environment as she said it was very toxic for her.

“I’ve been praying, wanting to leave that place and for me it was something I had really been praying about so when it finally happened, it really felt like God was removing me from the toxic environment,” she said. “I probably would have killed myself. There was a 90% chance. That’s how toxic that place was,”she said.

She also asked her fans not to feel sorry for her because she’s actually happy that this happened.

Scandal! has responded in a statement saying that the production was unaware that the
Their statement further said that as a production they’ve always communicated an open door policy for all their cast and crew for any matter or situation whether it being professional or personal.

“To our knowledge, as a production we’ve had a great run of 10 years with the actor, Nomvelo Makhanya, and we appreciate the work she put in on her character as Lindiwe,” ‘Scandal!’Production – Ochre Media stated.

They also said the exit of the character was purely dictated by the story. They said the character had run its course on the show and therefore as the producers and writing team of the show, they ended the character’s journey to allow them opportunities to explore other avenues as storytellers. “Ending characters is always bitter-sweet for us as production especially with an actor like Nomvelo Makhanya because she grew up in the show but it also gives us an opportunity for new stories for the future and new opportunities for remaining cast members,” it concluded.

Nomvelo was unavailable to answer further questions.

Actress Nomvelo Makhanya (Lindiwe) allegedly dumps Scandal! to be with her Boyfriend

South African actress, Nomvelo Makhaya who has dedicated half of her life on television portraying the role of Lindi Ngema is rumored to be leaving Scandal! Although her reasoning is still unclear but the hearsay at this point suggests that the seasoned Nomvelo Makhanya has decided to prioritize her serious relationship with her boyfriend over her work and career.

The word on the street is that after over a decade playing the teenage to a very young and successful Lindiwe Ngema, Nomvelo Makhanya will be bidding farewell to the show. In a dramatic exit during an altercation that would involve shooting and guns, Lindiwe Ngema’s life will be spared on the scene, as her farewell to eTV’s long-running soapie Scandal!

Nomvelo Makhanya will be joining a handful of veteran actors and actresses that have since exited the show due to other different reasons. Recently, the show took a different direction when it introduced a handful of new yet veteran actors who have carried the show since the transition stage.

“After 10 years of playing the role of Lindiwe Ngema, actress Nomvelo Makhanya is set to make her exit on the telenovela. Initially announced by Phil Mphela Nomvelo joins a number of veteran actors who left the daily drama show” wrote Tinashe Eugene Mashunguri.

According to another online publication, it is reported that the reason why Nomvelo Makhaya will be leaving the show, it is because she wants to prioritize her relationship. She is reported to be in a very serious and committed relationship which is also a promising marriage.

Reportedly, her husband is not uncomfortable seeing her in compromising scenes, including kisses and being sexual with other men on television.

“A source close to the actress revealed to IndAfrica that although it was a tough decision to make she had to do it to secure her relationship as she’s in a serious relationship that is about to turn into a marriage and her husband to be isn’t comfortable seeing her kissing other men on screen,” wrote Tinashe Eugene Mashunguri

Although Nomvelo Makhanya has not confirmed the news yet on her social media or by issuing a statement. However, the scene of her getting shot is very telling that perhaps she will die on the scene or maybe later at the hospital, which will solidify her dramatic exit from the show.

Fans are certainly not jumping for joy over the star leaving her life-earned career over a relationship. Taking on Facebook, fans have inserted their two cents around the issue, and judging from the fans’ response, nobody is thrilled that Nomvelo Makhaya is choosing her relationship over her work and career.

“I hope akulona iqiniso ukuthi uyeka because of umshado ukhetha indoda over her career” wrote Nathando Radebe KaKhwela

It is unclear when is Nomvelo Makhanya’s last day on the show but from a dramatic scene that will involve a shoot out, Nomvelo Makhanya (Lindiwe Ngema) will be the sacrificial lamb to mark her exit.

Getting to know Scandal actress Nomvelo Makhanya(Lindiwe’s) boyfriend, Simiso Ngwenya

Nomvelo Makhanya ‘s character in Scandal is as resilient as the actress in real life when it comes to love. Lindiwe faced heartbreaks but never gave up on the chance of finding love again. Nomvelo is the same in real life. The actress who announced her separation from Zan Mthiyane in February this year moved on months after that, and from the look of things, she is happily in love. Let’s get to Nomvelo Makhanya ‘Lindiwe’ from Scandal’s boyfriend, Simiso Ngwenya.

A few days before valentines day this year, Nomvelo took to Instagram to announce that she was single. After having a public relationship with her ex Zan Mthiyane, fans were left heartbroken. However, in June, she took to social media to show off her new boyfriend, and from then, she shared with her fans a look inside their relationship through pictures and videos here and there.

Simiso Ngwenya may not be a celebrity, but he is a successful businessman in his own right. He is the brains behind the famous #BAPS clothing line. His clothing line makes casual, comfortable clothing from bucket hats, tracksuits, T-shirts, sweaters and shorts. Celebrities like DJ DBN Gogo, Kwesta, Nomzamo Mbatha, Maps Maponyane and Natasha Thahane, only to mention a few.

The brand, which was introduced in 2014 after it branded its bucket hat, has been growing since its inception. Simiso claims that his vision was to build a brand of clothes that unites youths and helps young people feel comfortable in their own skin.

Besides owning the clothing line, he is also a stylist, and he calls himself the lone wolf. He has styled rapper Naty C and s couple of other celebrities. On his birthday, which is today, Nomvelo posted a video with compiled pictures of them together. Many fans are saying that the relationship is goals. The couple seems to enjoy each other’s company and have lots of fun together.

ACTRESS NOMVELO MAKHANYA(LINDIWE) OPENS UP ON K!SSING MATHEWS RANTSOMA(NHLAMULO) ON SCANDAL – HE HAS BAD BREATH!

Actress Nomvelo Makhanya, who plays Lindiwe Ngwena on evt soapie Scandal! opens up about her onset romance with husband Nhlamulo Maseko (role played by Mathews Rantsoma)

On Scandal! Lindiwe married a long-time reformed criminal and forex trader, charming boyfriend Nhlamulo, who trapped her into criminal life. On her graduation day, Lindiwe got arrested after police found a card cloning machine in her house.

Despite sharing cosy and romantic scenes on our screens, shooting these scenes is not as easy as it seems since they both share different lovers in real life. Lindiwe revealed that she was never troubled with getting intimate with Nhlamulo since day one because they have known each other since high school. However, she mentioned that due to his bad breath, she had to give him breath mints constantly.

Since the first day, I have always been comfortable sharing intimate scenes with Nhlamulo (Mathews) because I have known him offset since our high school days. We agreed to play along with the script and express ourselves in the roles. From day one, we just said, let’s play; whatever comes, comes. I guess one disclaimer I’ve given him was just the breath mints, but that’s just standard.”- Nomvelo Makhanya

Speaking about the romantic scenes, Mathews revealed that the couple had honest conversations about kissing and touching.

“We had to talk about such scenes, what we are comfortable with and what we are not, whether she is comfortable with me going to extremes or not and most importantly how our real-life partners take it”

Struggling to live up to his on-screen character standards, Mathews revealed that he created a false perception that his on-screen character is the same in real life.

“I am opposite to Nhlamulo you see on screen. Mathews, in real life, is not as romantic as the role he plays in Scandal! I have seen many women throwing themselves at clueless me thinking I am the same as Nhlamulo, guys, I’m not romantic.”

What was supposed to be a 3 month story turned into 9 years – Actress Nomvelo Makhanya on her Scandal! role

After joining Scandal! as a teenager, Nomvelo Makhanya has grown into a woman playing the character of Lindiwe Ngema.

The 25-year-old actor’s portrayal of the character has been approached with genuine ingenuity so much that what was supposed to be a threemonth story arc turned into nine years. Hailing from Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal, Makhanya joined the show at 16. “It’s been a roller-coaster, but there have been a lot of growth that has taken place. Even in my craft I have grown as well. When I look at old videos of when I first started on Scandal! I cringe,” Makhanya admits.

“My family didn’t understand it at first and when I got it my parents thought it was a phase. Along the way I have grown as a performer. It’s fun to be doing something that you are passionate about. My love for acting comes from doing theatre and there is a saying that goes ‘once you experience the theatre, there is no going back’. I wouldn’t trade this for anything.”

When she joined the show as the sharp-tongued daughter of Zinzile (Gcina Nkosi) and Mlungisi Ngema (Patrick Mofokeng), Makhanya was a grade 10 pupil at National School of Arts (NSA) in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

“I remember not wanting to go for the audition and one of my classmates encouraging me to go so that we experience a professional audition, because at NSA we will only audition for plays.

“When I got there, I realized how unprepared I was because one other girl had prepared a Zulu monologue. I didn’t know what we were supposed to do and I was stressed out.

“When I got to the audition room the casting director had no time for monologues and we improvised. That was amazing and I got it.”

Makhaya’s character has recently moved to the forefront of the storyline. The skhanda (gangster) love storyline with her Forex trader boyfriend Nhlamulo Maseko (Matthews Rantsoma) has been keeping audiences on the edge of their seats. Last week, the story pivoted into a dramatic twist that saw Lindiwe and her mother Zinzile arrested for fraud during her graduation party, as Nhlamulo bolted.

Makhaya loves sinking her teeth into such juicy material and playing opposite Rantsoma has been a dream. “I was very excited when I found out that I was going to be working with Matthews because it was full circle for us. We once met at the Market Lab and did an acting exercise together in one of the classes – then I dropped out,” Makhaya says.

“This storyline pushed me as a performer because Lindiwe the character has grown up so much and so has Nomvelo.

Makhanya’s career is also growing as much as her character Lindiwe. She stars in the new Netflix film I Am All Girls. The movie follows the chilling journey of two detectives in a race against time as they try to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate running in SA.

“I had auditioned for the same character at a younger stage, but the production wanted to give me a bigger role. So, I ended up as the teenage version of that character.

“It was fun and a different experience to what I’m used to.

I’m used to shooting in studio all my life and this was on location. I had to fully embody this character and I went through some boxing training. That was dope. The physical sense of it was so different to how we do things in studio.”

The mystery-thriller was filmed in 2018 and also stars Hlubi Mboya, Mothusi Magano, and Masasa Mbangeni. “I remember almost two years ago, there was a Netflix thing that I auditioned for. I got the callback, but didn’t make it to the final round. I remember how hurt I was.

“But not knowing that everything is aligning as it should be and this film will premiere on Netflix.

So, sometimes we want to cry for things that are not meant for us, not knowing that there are bigger blessings coming our way.”

Makhanya has been an outspoken advocate of mental health.

In 2019 she, for the first time, spoke openly with Sowetan about her admission to a psychiatric hospital as a result of living with mental illness.

She was diagnosed with depression, bipolar and anxiety at age 20 in 2016. Makhanya admits that the pandemic has been challenging, but she is in a good place mentally.

“This Covid-19 period has been tough. I tested positive sometimes last year and I’m glad to be alive,” she says.

“Mentally, I’m in a really great space and everything seem to be aligning in my life right now.”

Watch: Actress Nomvelo Makhanya aka Lindiwe arrested during her graduation party

Tonight, e.tv’s much-loved soapie Scandal! is going to pull a shocker. Lindiwe, played by actress Nomvelo Makhanya, is going to get arrested during her graduation ceremony.

Lindiwe has been through a lot in life and turned a new leaf to become the responsible young woman she is today.

But according to the channel, her past will come back to haunt her and her family

The channel shared a sneak peak with the publication and said before the ceremony Javas walks in and asks Mlungisi about credit card fraudsters.

“The problem is there are always people protecting them,” Javas can be heard saying.

During graduation, the venue is well-decorated and people are dressed to the nines. Everyone is happy for Lindiwe. Her sister Omphile is MC and her maternal grandmother lands from KZN.

Gloria makes a speech, highlighting all the rebellious things Lindiwe has done, leaving everyone stunned. An irritated Omphile then cuts her short.

Meanwhile, Lindiwe’s father Mlungisi pulls her aside and tells her about the conversation he had with Javas about her boyfriend. He wants answers.

Then her boyfriend Nhlamulo walks in. Zinzile makes her speech and Ndlokovu is still disturbed. There’s music playing and people are dancing.

Mlungisi then makes a vote-of-thanks speech, telling her daughter how proud he is.

Then everyone goes silent as Javas walks in and tells Lindiwe that she’s under arrest.

Watch:

It is starting to get rough there by the Ngemas. #etvScandal pic.twitter.com/OpKrpUD88h

— Scandal! (@etvScandal) May 19, 2021