REINVENTION FUELS LONGEVITY
I nearly didn’t get the role of Funeka on Grassroots . The director came to me as we were about to shoot for the show and said when he pitched me for Funeka, people were against it. When he asked why, they claimed I was too young for the role. They had no doubt that I’d deliver, but my looking young was a huge concern for them. The director then told them that I was the same age as the character. I was almost re-casted [chuckles].
Instead, even though Funeka hails from the rural areas of Centane in the Eastern Cape, born into a poor family, and is a widow, she’s unbelievably sharp. She knows what she wants, what she stands for, and will stop at nothing to chase her dreams –
