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Winnie Ntshaba, who plays a MEC and Vuyani’s sugar mommy Beth in Adulting, discusses why her character differs from past performances.
Winnie Ntshaba, the House of Zwide actress, claimed in an interview that her role Beth is extremely different from the previous characters she’s played, according to Showmax.
“When I read the script, I immediately knew that this is a role I wanted to take on. It is very important for black women to see other black women in positions of power. We are often reduced to just the help or the sidekick, so this role spoke to me because of Beth’s power.”
Ntshaba admits that Beth is a very toxic woman and seeing how she treats Vuyani (Luthando BU Mthembu) has been very hard.
“In most stories, it is usually a rich man that is abusive to his younger lover but, in Adulting, the writers switched it up and placed the woman in the position of power, and showed that men can also fall into the trap of being abused by someone who is powerful.”
The former Generations star Winnie Ntshaba adds that there’s still some good in her Adulting character Beth.
“There are a lot of things that I do not like about Beth but one thing I admire is how she is not afraid to go after what she wants, whether it is business or her sexual desires. I respect that, as a woman, she is not afraid to go for everything she wants.”
The businesswoman adds that having a middle-aged woman on screen who enjoys sex and wants it is very important as people think that desire stops at 40.
“I am glad that people are now seeing a different side to women to what is already out there in the media.”
She conculdes by saying that the sex scenes were not bad at all as production and channel made sure that everything was above board.
“Showmax and Tshedza Pictures made sure that everything was above board. There was an intimacy coach and they made sure that we were all comfortable. BU is a gentleman and he made me feel at ease. Every time we would have to do a sex scene, we would always joke around about how his first sex scenes are with a legend in the game.
”Adulting’s eighth and final episode dropped on Monday, 8 May and the show was at #1 on the Showmax charts.
CASTING NEWS:
Winnie Ntshaba & Buhle Samuels in new series
The actresses star in a new Tshedza Pictures produced series called Adulting.
The “Bromance” series will drop first episode on Showmax on March 20th. #KgopoloReports pic.twitter.com/MxGqA6qaJw
— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) February 27, 2023