SPONSORED | ‘I was born and raised in Tembisa, Johannesburg. And there’s actually nothing interesting about me – I’m just a normal guy, doing normal things.’ – Sicelo Buthelezi who plays Teddy on Gomora. ShowmaxOnline
, has fans hooked — and not just to see how much worse life can get for Thathi and her family, who have been forced to swap having millions in the bank and living in mansions, for being broke and crashing in granny’s house in the sprawling township of Alex.
Fans have also been tuning in to see how things are going for Teddy. He’s played by Sicelo Buthelezi, and is the mildest, meekest teen you can imagine. “He’s a very special child,” says Sicelo, whose character is being fostered by the school principal Melusi . Teddy’s mom Zodwa, played by Sannah Mchunu, is an alcoholic and the youngster was taken away from her so that he could have a brighter future.
While Zodwa is fighting to get him back and embarrassing him non-stop , Teddy doesn’t hold her alcohol abuse against her. If anything, he wants her to get help, says Sicelo: “He sees the best in people, even if they’ve done wrong by him. He doesn’t want to see people get hurt. He’s a good child.”I was born and raised in Tembisa, Johannesburg. And there’s actually nothing interesting about me — I’m just a normal guy, doing normal things. I think that Teddy is very much the same.
When the viewer reaction started, it made me realise that maybe I was wrong and people at home really did understand him. I’m very pleased that people get him, the situation he’s in, what he’s like — not just the funny side of him, but the soft side too. That was very important [that they see that side of him] and I’ve tried to highlight that aspect of his personality.
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