Thuso Mbedu and Makgotso M are the cutest pair of besties. As much as they are in the same industry, they take their time to celebrate each others success.
Mbedu and Makgotso take their time in sharing photo shots of each other. This new year is no different, as they show us their friendship.
Thuso Mbedu looked stunning at last night’s International Emmy Awards.
The actress had been nominated for the best actress award, which was won by Anna Friel.
In a post Thuso made, she said: “Thank you to everyone for the love and support and well wishes. You don’t know how much it has meant. It’s been a great and exciting journey. I’m excited for what tomorrow holds. I have great respect for all the women I was nominated with… Congrats to Anna Friel for taking the best performance by an actress…the sky is the launchpad.”
Thuso wore a sea spray blue Gert Johan dress. She accessorized it with Jenna Clifford pink square brûlèe sapphire, diamond and baroque pearl earrings.
In a post, Minister Nathi Mthethwa wrote: “Thank you for flying our flag high Thuso Mbedu. Your presence alone is not only a wonderful achievement for you but it is also a leap achievement for you but it is also a leap forward for the South African acting fraternity. We’re very proud of you.”
Thuso Mbedu has left for New York. This is ahead of the International Emmy Awards which take place on the 20th of November.
She announced this saying: “The @emmys are around the corner. Preparations are near completion as we head out to New York tonight. Thank you to EVERYONE for supporting.”
Thuso has been nominated in the Best Performance by an actress category. This is for her role as Winnie on Mzansi Magic’s Is’thunzi.
We wish her all the best.
International Emmy Award nominee Thuso Mbedu opens up about her childhood.Thuso was spoke about losing her mother and being raised by her grandmother.
Speaking to Dj Sbu Thuso opened up about loosing both her mother and grandmother.
“It was tough towards the end of high school because when you’re a child, you are oblivious to the hardships of life. I had my best friend Nothando Ngidi in high school, who was a preacher’s kid. People didn’t really understand our friendship. But I remember there were times when she would bring me food because it was that tough,” she said.
Thuso’s mother died when she was four years old and although she didn’t have a relationship with her biological father, he died when she was 21.
She grew up in her grandmother’s care and explained that when her grandmother died in 2012, it meant she no longer had a home to go to.
“I don’t have a home to go back to. All the money I made from Saints (& Sinners), I paid three months rents in advance and I had to relocate my sister and her child from KZN to Joburg,” she said.
Thuso described herself as a “nomad,” because she doesn’t actually “have a home,” even though she has family in KZN.
The Isithunzi actress said she knew that everything her grandmother managed to get for her and her sister, came from the “grace of God”.
The actress believes that her faith in God has kept her alive when she wanted to give up.
“Without God, I don’t know where I would be. There were moments I would be at my weakest but I would still find myself praying,” she said.
Thuso said for the longest time she had not dealt with the deaths but she started writing and working through her emotions.
Thuso Mbedu is the only South African to receive the International Emmy Awards nominations for her role as young heroine Winnie in the Mzansi Magic drama, Is’thunzi.
The event will take place in November, at the Hilton New York hotel.
She will compete in the Best Performance by an actress category, against Brazilian actress Adriana Esteves, English goddess Anna Friel and German star Sonja Gerhardt.
Mbedu reveals she learned about the good news on Twitter.
Rapid Blue, the production company behind Is’thunzi, submitted her work for Emmy consideration.
“I found out about it this morning. Mama Thembi Mtshali-Jones congratulated me on Twitter. Then I went online to look and my name was there,” she said.
She never imagined that she would be nominated at such a young age.
“It just means one has to work harder. For this short space of time we have eyes on Soutg Africa which means then our artists, our actors in South Africa have to rise up to the occasion and show the world what we have to offer.”
HOLUP! What did my God say? International Emmys Nominee? Mina? Vele?! #Isthunzi do you see what a beast of a production you are?!
THANK YOU pic.twitter.com/pTzlbpx6Te— тнU§σ Mвє∂u (@ThusoMbedu) September 27, 2017
