Actress Zizipho Buti discusses her role as Owami Gqoji in Showmax's 'Soft Life', highlighting the similarities and differences between her real-life experiences and the character's background.
Zizipho Buti on the striking similarities between her and the character she plays on ‘ Soft Life ’ Zizipho Buti in character as Owami on Soft Life . Picture: Suppliedactress Zizipho Buti plays the role of Owami Gqoji, a Tembisa-born damsel navigating the glamorous world of high-society companionship in a desperate attempt to pay off her mother’s escalating medical bills, on the Showmax series.
To prepare herself for this role, Buti said she spent a lot of time with the directors, Nozipho Nkelemba and Nthabiseng Mokoena, scrutinising the character’s background and story to better understand her, particularly her emotions. It’s said that a director’s influence on a film can be so significant that it can dramatically alter the outcome. Buti said being directed by women made the story of this woman more endearing.
Buti grew up in Gugulethu, Cape Town, and at the age of 23 she moved to Joburg to pursue her acting career.
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