Sphelele Mzimela has given birth to her twins but her journey has been a long one.

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Although it had been leaked that the actress is pregnant after she allegedly fainted on set, she only revealed that she was expecting a few months ago.

Uzalo even discharged her of her duties as Mazaza although it is not clear if the pregnancy played a role in her dismissal. At the time of her firing Tshisalive had it that: “Unfortunately Sphelele, who played Mazaza, was unable to continue with her role due to her personal ailments. Uzalo wishes her good health and a speedy recovery.”

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Sphelele also spoke to Move Magazine about her pregnancy journey and said although she had been trying to conceive for many years without success she never went to the doctor to find out why for fear that the doctor would tell her she could not conceive.

She said she understands why she was unable to conceive in a few years because the stars were just not aligned.

When she did fall pregnant with twins she was over the moon She took to Instagram to announce the good news.

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“My grandmother (my mother’s mother) whom I haven’t seen since I was 8 came to visit us a few weeks ago. She revealed to me that twins actually run in our family. The father of my children, his mother is a twin.

“I get that it might not have been that I was unable to conceive, the stars were just not aligned. I have never been happier but carrying twins is wild,” she said.

This past week the actress took to social media to announce that her twins were finally here.