Nomvelo Makhanya is best known for her breakout role as Lindiwe Ngema on e.tv’s soapie Scandal! In front of our eyes, the actress similar to her character started off young and green-eyed. But in the years since her introduction, has grown leaps and bounds.

Following her formal exit from the soapie she’s been with for nine years, the actress took to Twitter to address her reasons for bidding farewell to her on-screen character, she said:

 

 

 

 

“I want more of that. I want to ACT! I’m too talented for me to be selfish with my craft. I want to share my talent & craft with you guys”.

The 26-year-old actress told Daily Sun that she had a great time playing Lindiwe.

“Surely people didn’t expect me to stay in one soapie for more than 10 years, did they? I’m still very young. There are a lot of places and things I want to explore. Nothing but greener pastures. The past 10 years for me have been amazing. Scandal! gave me a platform to showcase my talent and I’ll forever be grateful. I had so much fun, and I learned a lot and had so much fun. I got to work with legends. It’s been nothing but a privilege”. Nomvelo concluded.

The actress recently received a SAFTA award for Best Supporting actress as Ntombi in a Netflix feature film I Am All Girls.