If there’s one person that has been flying the South African flag high and dominating as an actor it has to be Thuso Mbedu. This year has been momentous to her career after being casted for The Underground Railroad and acting alongside Amber Gray, Barry Jenkins and Mark Ceryak just to name a few. She was also casted for the Woman King together with Viola Davis. Join us as we unpack more of the story below and share the latest.

Over the past couple of days, people have been quite confused about her age because she looks very young. “Yes I’m 31 and not married” – she shared on Twitter for her fans. Thuso futher pointed out that she has no kids of her own but has a niece that calls her “Mamncane” which means a younger mother. This was all sparked by her casting on one of the international movies as a 19 year old.

Penny Lebyane’s tone questioned

It seems like the presenter is always caught up in drama as she went on to share a very “weird compliment” to Thuso Mbedu. “When you don’t abuse alcohol and chasing to be an it girl you look very younger than your age” – these are the words that caused quite a stire. To explain the ratio, her post had over 400 quoted tweets with people stating that there’s a better way to compliment someone without bashing others.

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