Sindi Dlathu has had an amazing year with Netflix, and to celebrate this iconic collaboration between the actress and the streaming site, they unveiled a billboard with her name.
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The veteran actress was humbled and honoured by the flowers she’s been receiving both from her fans and on a professional scale. She took to her Instagram to post her gratitude for the love she’s been receiving.
Netflix is giving Sindi Dlathu her flowers
Sindi is a lead in three shows streaming simultaneously on the streaming site, the first South African actress to do so. On top of that, all three shows are on Netflix’s Top 10 South African TV shows list.
To celebrate Sindi’s recent success on the new show Umthetho, Netflix unveiled a Billboard with her name and the nickname she’s been given that has been making rounds on social media.
The billboard read: “Sindi ‘The Spine’ Dlathu.”
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The origin of the nickname
‘The Spine’ is a nickname given to Sindi by a popular TikTok creator, Atlegang Songo. He recently sent Sindi a voice message in her Instagram DMs offering kind words and hyping up her acting skills and talent.
The nickname is a humorous twist on the more professional term for actors: thespian. Atlegang expressed how he is impressed by Sindi’s talent as an actress.
Sindi Dlathu shows gratitude
Sindi shared her appreciation of the love she’s been receiving in an Instagram post. She wrote a warm caption dedicated to Netflix and Atlegang. Starting with Netflix, she shared how lovely a surprise the billboard was, and how much of a privilege it is to portray South African stories.
“What a lovely surprise! Portraying Mzansi’s stories will always be my greatest privilege that I do not take for granted. So humbled by this incredible gesture from @netflixsa, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.”
To Atlegang, she shared the spotlight, saying this, too, is a moment for him to shine. In her caption, she highlighted just how special Atlegang’s passion and joy are in celebrating Mzansi’s talents. She stated that she loves seeing him being embraced for the nickname he had given her.
“And to @papi.nicetingz, the genuine passion, humour and joy you bring to celebrating South African talent and culture is so special. You have such a beautiful connection to the people, and seeing everyone embrace your creativity through ‘The Spine’ makes me so proud. This is truly your moment to shine. Thank you.”
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