Seasoned actress Sophie Ndaba has mesemrized Mansi with her acting talent for more than two decades now. The actress rose to fame through her role as Queen Moroka on the popular soapie Generations and she has since soared to even higher heights in the industry.
After more than 25 years in the game, she is reportedly taking a break. Accoridng to Daily Sun, the actress is taking some time off to focus on her business endeavors.
“I am taking a break to rebuild my business, Sophie Ndaba Events. I want to focus on it,” she told the publication.
Sophie said she is hurt by the decision. “I knew that one day I’d leave to grow in the industry, but it was painful as it was my home,” she said.
Even though she loves acting, Sophie wants to grow her empire “I am creative because I have talent, even though I didn’t go to school for it,” she said, adding that she started acting at 17 and learnt from people such as Lilian Dube and Sello Maake kaNcube,” she said.
It is no secret that Sophie has faced many adversities in her life. The actress recently shot down rumors that she lost her home. Speaking to TshisaLIVE set record straight on the rumors.
“I think some journalists should be sued for stupidity and lack of conclusive research. I sold my house, which was being rented during Covid-19, after the pandemic. I was not living in Jo’burg. I was living in Kimberley at the time I sold the house. I needed to get rid of the house,” she said.
This comes within a few days of Sunday World reporting that Mercantile Bank had sold her home for failure to pay her monthly installments.
According to the publication, the former Generations actress apparently failed to keep up with R22 347 the monthly mortgage of her R2.2 million home and her bond was apparently in arrears of more than R80 000. Sophie slammed insensitive journalists and said being labeled ailing has affected her business and her children need her.
“It doesn’t matter how high or low powered you are. It does not give you the right as a journalist to write a mockery about a person who has trended for years, who has had many obituaries written about her, a person who every day wakes up and struggles with a killer disease that is diabetes. I’m a single mother and my children need me, I don’t need the stress,” she said.
“I have lost everything before. Whatever she is talking about is nothing. I was sick for two full years and lost everything. You’re not going to take my kid’s livelihood because you want to make a quick buck. It is a sign of desperation.”
Sophie said what she is most grateful for is life. “Hope has kept me going. I go to my balcony every morning and say thank you to God for life. He gave me a second chance when I probably didn’t deserve it. I don’t know what I did to be attacked left, right and centre but what I know is that the fact that I’m still here, I’ve got the willpower to fight for survival.”
Taking to her Instagram account, Sophie rubbished the reports. The actress said she is not ailing and pleaded with the publication to do research.
“Let me give you education 101. When a bank sells a house it’s called an auction. I sold my house through CF property agency.
She slammed the publication for meddling in her private life “Stop messing with my business, stop messing with my family and stop messing with my future. I am rewriting my future, and I don’t need you helping me with your stupidity.”