Sicelo Buthelezi has become a fan-favorite, since he bagged his captivating character in the Mzansi Magic’s leading telenovela, Gomora. The actor is undoubtedly one of the country’s rising stars and his future already looks bright.
“It’s crazy because I have always seen myself as a soccer player, while I grew up I saw myself as a TV personality, so in my mind I would play soccer and be on TV.”
“Growing up I used to look up to Msawawa, I’ve always seen me in him, my career in TV was inspired by the likes of Mxolisi Masilela, Oupa Malatjie the theater gurus from Tembisa,” he adds
The actor who portrays the fan-favorite character of Teddy in Gomora says he landed the role after his then lecturer advised him to audition after seeing a post of the show’s open auditions.
” I was like it’s fine let me go and try it out, but I’m not sure about these open auditions so I got there I auditioned and had a callback and after my third call back that is when I started taking it seriously and I said maybe there might be something here and after that that’s how I got the role,” he explains.
“Its like God knew that this was gonna happen that immediately after graduating you will go to work and no time to wait and break.”
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ZAlebs recently caught up with the multi-talented actor, who has won the hearts of many with his enthralling performances on the show, as he share deets on his role and rise to stardom.
The who actor hails from the dusty streets of Tembisa, at Winnie Mandela Zone 2 says he was raised by his mom, with his little sister, his younger brother, and his niece.
Sicelo says his father died when he was seven and growing up in Tembisa was an eye-opener experience. The actor says his character in Gomora is inspired by his upbringing.
“Growing up in Tembisa was very interesting, the character that I am portraying now mainly is inspired by my upbringing. Most of the things that I say or portray there, are basically things that I have seen or experienced,” he adds.