South African actress Florence Masebe is set to make her debut tonight on the SABC 1 soapie Skeem Saam.
Masebe is popularly known for her role in the series Muvhango, the award-winning actress is going to temporarily replace the character Meikie Maputla that was by Harriet Manamela.
It was said that the character will be replaced until the end of season two, the decision was taken after Harriet had to take sick leave and attend to her surgery which she shared that it was succsseful.
Announced on the soapie’s official Instagram page, they wrote in the caption, “Florence Masebe will be temporarily playing the character of Meikie Maputla, debuting on the 15th of May and throughout the remainder of Season 12.”
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Viewers and fans took to the comment section, “Key word ‘temporarily’ siyabonga meaning the old Meikie is coming back.”
“Mam Florence is talented and an incredible actress. But mam Harriet bafethu…No one can replace mam Harriet, when she plays Meiki,its Meiking for real. Hope to see her back soon,” wrote another fan.
Another one said, “The fact of the matter is the person who starts to act in a character the first time it was introduced will always be the people’s favorite.”
“You try to change them then the vibe can’t be the same again no matter how good the replacement is. However, since it is temporarily then it’s fine,” they added.
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