Model and actress, Luyanda Zwane known for her lead role on Sibongile and the Dlamini’s expressed joy after getting her signature hairdo; dreadlocks back.
The star is known for characters she portrayed on screens, such as Nomonde on Redemption, Vundlazi on Shaka iLembe and recently as a teenage rural girl from Ixopo, Sibongile on Mzansi Wethu’s telenovela; Sibongile and the Dlamini’s to name a few.
Overjoyed Luyanda recently took to her Instagram page to share that she has her dreadlocks again. The clip shared is overlaid with a sound that says, “Okay guys, we are back. Did you miss us because we missed you.”
Captioning the post she said, “My babies are back! I’m so happy to have my original dreads back on. Amandla ami abuyile (my power is back).”
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According to Sunday World, the team Luyanda worked with on the telenovela informed her that she would need to change her look for the role, and that included her hair.
Speaking to the publication she said, “You may be wondering why I am so excited to have my hair back, so a year ago I booked a job for the Sibongile character, and they told me that they wanted to do something different with my hair.
“When I got to work for the make-up check, they told me that they wanted to cut my hair because Sibongile is from Ixopo and they wanted to give her a natural look,” she said.
The thespian added that she sacrificed her hair for the job and she does not regret it, and said it was worth it.
Reasons of her departure on the show are unclear, however Luyanda shared on social media that an older actor was mistreating her.
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