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We felt her pain': The Wife' fans bid farewell to Zikhona Sodlaka

01/12/2022

We felt her pain': The Wife' fans bid farewell to Zikhona Sodlaka The Wife' fans bid farewell to Mandisa (played by talented actress Zikhona Sodlaka) a week after Abdul Khoza, who played Nqoba.

by Rae Seleme

01-12-2022 17:51

in Entertainment

The Wife' actress Zikhona Sodlaka as Mandisa. Image via Twitter @ZAH01

South Africans are saddened by actress Zikhona Sodlaka's departure from The Wife, who played Abdul Khoza's on-screen wife Mandisa.

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This queen undoubtedly deserves her flowers for her departure on the wife. The message she left to Hlomu was felt this world is not for the faint hearted , you will be missed Mandisa. #TheWifeShowmax pic.twitter.com/FShPfAen4R

malanqa (@imimbejeni) December 1, 2022

ZIKHONA SODLAKA DESERVES HER FLOWERS' Mandisa committed suicide in Thursday morning's (1 December) episode of The Wife a week after her on-screen husband Abdul Khoza, who played Nqoba got written out of the Showmax telenovela.

Viewers and readers of The Wife took to social media to applaud the actress for her performance as Mandisa and were not surprised by her exit as she also committed suicide in Dudu Busane's book.

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Actress Mbalenhle Mavimbela, who plays the role of Hlomu Zulu shared a behind-the-scenes video of the two of them with the caption that Zikhona taught her a variety of acting techniques.

We dive in too hard and it's all worth it. @zikhonasodlaka I love you and thank you for teaching me so much, you are brilliant.

Briefly reports that fans of the show couldn't stop praising the two actresses' on-screen chemistry after Mbalenhle gave Zikhona her flowers while she could still smell them.

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-- THE WIFE' FANS REACT TO MANDISA'S EXIT @djhappygalsa:

What an amazing performance. Well done guys

@nqo.bile_ntuli:

This episode was a lot to take in you guys delivered an amazing performance

@verryberry_mo:

If you didn't cry on today's last episode, something is wrong with you. Stellar performance.

@omuhle_doll:

Masterpiece. Zikhona is talented for days we so hurt though gone but never forgotten

@khelinaringo:

Your work is fire, I must confess the way I cried watching this scene you andisakhalanga njee.

@phumzile.carol.520:

This episode was hard to watch. Well done ladies, you delivered

@itso.wethu:

Love this! They put so much effort and energy into their characters and it shows! Now, this is ACTING!

@ritaolunemapakoni:

Really adore how you speak for her while the brothers were busy abusing her

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Zikhona Sodlaka is an exceptional actor give her any role and trust she will play it like she was born for it. We appreciate her for sharing her talent with us and entertaining us.#TheWifeShowmax pic.twitter.com/xYjmtsbygS

G R A C I O U S (@_Thembalihle_) December 1, 2022

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She really puts all her energy into this Mandisa character

Ethel Mackay (@Ethelmackay_) December 1, 2022

Got me crying yhoo mandisa carried the show

Ayanda_Natacia_DLamini (@ayandanatacia95) December 1, 2022

Oh Mamfene! A job well done sis for all your hardwork. You understood the assignment from day1. I must command you!! WHAT AN ACTRESS!! Zikhona Sodlaka is the POST! To many more roles Jambase!! #TheWifeShowmax @zikhonasodlaka pic.twitter.com/ucyf6cQWNS

M A M I Y A (@QanguleS) December 1, 2022

Can we give this queen her flowers . We bow down a whole Queen and we stan . What a talent @zikhonasodlaka . She championed the role of Mandisa . No one could have played this role better . Killed every episode . Ndlovukazi #TheWifeShowmax #Mandisa pic.twitter.com/QEXlekoQmh

i am_SIGWAZI (@zah02) December 1, 2022

She's absolutely amazing! Looking at the contrast between her role on Blood & Water and this one and how she killed both She's just brilliant.

Mbali Msiza (@_mbalimsiza) December 1, 2022

Your acting is immaculate!!! @zikhonasodlaka , South African TV is so blessed to get to experience your talent, for a moment I forgot that what I was watching was not real life #TheWifeShowmax pic.twitter.com/mObDZidaYA

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