Hungani Ndlovu surprised his fans when he posted an announcement that he will be joining SABC1’s Skeem Saam.
The talented actor and dancer who is loved by many for his portrayal of the character Romeo on Scandal took to his social media to announce the exciting news.
The character T’bose previously played by Cornet Mamabolo had decided to stay overseas after he got a job offer while on honeymoon with his childhood sweetheart and mother of his child, Mapitsi.
Hungani captioned his post, “ANNOUNCEMENT TIME‼️ A New Era Has Arrived For Thabo ‘Tbose’ Maputla???? skeemsam, actor.”
The SABC1 official page also posted the news on their page, captioning it, “Meet and welcome the new Thabo ‘Tbose’ Maputla, portrayed by @HunganiNdlovu. He’ll make his debut on @SkeemSaam3 in July.”
Meet and welcome the new Thabo ‘Tbose’ Maputla, portrayed by @HunganiNdlovu. ?
He’ll make his debut on @SkeemSaam3 in July.#SABC1siON #SkeemSaam pic.twitter.com/I6NS4KOENo
— SABC1 (@Official_SABC1) June 1, 2023
Excited followers commented after hearing this news, sharing:
“What I KNOW is that, the New Tbose will bring more and more viewers……Nna, I’m ready for you Mr Thabo Maputla II.”
What I KNOW is that, the New Tbose will bring more and more viewers……Nna, I’m ready for you Mr Thabo Maputla II??
— Tshepo.Jonnie (@JonnieTshepo) June 2, 2023
“People on here really sleep on Hungani Ndlovu hey? That guy is goated! Romeo mamahae be ele mopedi, he’d speak sepedi on some scenes in @etvScandal, XiTsonga too. A talented artist this one, he’s gonna bring life to the Tbose character. Bet.”
People on here really sleep on Hungani Ndlovu hey? That guy is goated! Romeo mamahae be ele mopedi, he’d speak sepedi on some scenes in @etvScandal, XiTsonga too. A talented artist this one, he’s gonna bring life to the Tbose character. Bet.
— Modisane (@auntie_sunshine) June 2, 2023
Also, “Deep down I want him to continue with the same Romeo role but as Tbose this time around.”
Deep down I want him to continue with the same Romeo role but as Tbose this time around ?
— Collen (@Collen_KM) June 1, 2023
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