‘Skeem Saam’: Thabo Mkhabela wants to scrap Leshole image

Skeem Saam actor and casting director Thabo Mkhabela says he wants to play a role that’s total opposite of Leshole Mabitsela.

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THABO MKHABELA: NEXT CHARACTER

The actor-casting director Thabo Mkhabela tells Drum that he doesn’t want to be remembered as the person that Leshole Mabitsela was.

“[I want to play] something that when it comes in, it will scrap off the Leshole image on it. Something guluva, something pastor, something different.”

The talented actor also tells the publication that he plans to place beats on his poems and venture into hip-hop.

“I have recorded a few songs, I [just] haven’t published them. That’s what I’ve been tapping into slowly. The hip-hop industry is hot already, so I just want to share my knowledge, feelings and me. I like sharing these in a poetic way.”

“Penner” is the name that he’ll be going by as a musician when he finally drops his songs.

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‘SKEEM SAAM’ ACTOR IS NOW CASTING DIRECTOR

The talented actor Thabo Mkhabela, who took a break from Skeem Saam at the end of season nine has assured his fans that he hasn’t left the soapie.

He tells Sunday World that he joined the show after finishing his degree and it has been amazing to experience.

“I did not leave the soapie. I have been working behind the scenes as a casting director, and I was grateful to have been given that opportunity.”

Mkhabela, who made headlines when his on-screen father Charles Maja, who played Big Boy Mabitsela passed away in 2020 tells Sunday World that his passing was very hard for him as they shared a special bond on and off-screen.

“We would discuss everything and being with him I learned a lot, and I hope wherever he is he is proud of how far I have come with the character.”

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