Charmaine Mtinta reportedly dropped by ‘Smoke and Mirrors’
Legendary actress Charmaine Mtinta who portrays a sangoma, Nomeva in ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ has reportedly left the show.
Fan-favourite Smoke and Mirrors actress Charmaine Mtinta has reportedly been dropped by the e.tv telenovela.
CHARMAINE MTINTA: EXIT
Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela reports that actress Charmaine Mtinta has been let go by Smoke and Mirrors.
“Charmaine Mtinta dropped. The actress playing Nomeva on etv’s hit telenovela, Smoke and Mirrors has been let go by the show. Though popular, a decision was made to write off the character due to failure to reach mutual ground between production and the actress,” says Mphela.
Mphela adds that contractual disagreement led to Mtinta’s exit from the show.
“Upon further investigation I have been made aware that; the prolific actress had issues with her Smoke and Mirrors contract. Through her agent she voiced her asks and contention, to which, production / channel did not capitulate. Unfortunately, in the end without an agreement, the show decided to write off Nomeva,” he adds.
Mtinta returned to her sangoma character as Nomeva in September after taking a break from the show.
Nomeva was turned into a zombie by Caesar’s (Hlomla Dandala) sangoma, Ngcuka (played by Albert “Ibokwe” Khoza).
Mtinta’s character found out that Caesar and Jaxon are killing the women in the community as a sacrifice.
When she went to confront the duo, their sangoma turned her into a zombie and she ran away.
The South African reached out to the e.tv telenovela on Wednesday, 4 December for a comment.
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