I was captivated by Makgotso M and her bestie, Fekile Kane, from the moment I laid my eyes on them and their social media. Certainly they are impossibly beautiful ,but more than that, they struck me as being humbled, having a strong sense of self and wonderful senses of humour.The respect they have for one another is just so amazing, is like twin sisters separated from birth .
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Makgotso is too humble a young lady to offer any estimation of how she has coped,but astute observers have praised her career. Mzansi Crown acclaim isn’t, and will never be her driving force, as for her, becoming better at her craft on daily basis is her holy grail.
She is known for her many characters she plays from various tv channels and Lord she slays all her roles!
I had robust conversation with her and this how it went down…
You have become a household name and you have been on each and very channel, how do you do it?
I have a good team of people who do scheduling for me and they make it all happen. Is not as hard as it looks, especially when you have a good relationship with your team.
Being on almost every soapie that must require a lot of time spending on reading and understanding the characters, how do you remember all your lines and how do you cope without mixing them?
As an actor ,I trained myself to remember. You do your research, homework and you make sure when you go on set you know what you doing and you prioritize. Instant of spending time on watching tv, you tell yourself to be productive .
Many local celebrities grew up on tv or they were known from childhood, you on the other hand you came from nowhere and boom!!!, there you were, just everywhere. Take us through your childhood.Where did you grow up and where did you study?
I was born in Johannesburg, Alberton and attended a primary school called Albertview until the age of 11. I then moved to the United Kingdom with my mother and sister. We lived in Brighton for the first six months whilst in England. I started attending school at Comat Secondary School then moved to a small town called Hitchin in early 2004 where I joined a secondary school called “The Priory” .I attended performing arts clubs, where I was able to express my drive and passion for the arts, especially drama and dance.
I was very active child even my teen days,I was involved in various school productions, which i won an award for best performer.I then went on to completing a BA Joint Honours Degree in Theatre Studies, Film and Television in Brunel University. During the three year time period of my studies. I was fortunate to be accepted and able to complete a short course which ended with a final performance at the National Theatre .
Seven months after my graduation, I was homesick and decided to move back to South Africa to pursue my acting career…the rest is history…
For someone who studied abroad and who has become a hosehold name,people would assume that is so easy for you to get gigs, that you don’t knock anymore, doors just open for you and you get calls for auditions. Have you ever been rejected?
Iyoo OmG! People don’t know, ive been rejected so may times. Like Me and my friend fikile both auditioned for various shows and never got call backs.
We even auditioned for a series called “Ayeye” and bombshell but ufortunately ,at least Fikile got call back, me on the other hand dololo!! (laugh).In other shows/programs they would tell me I’m not good enough or not beautiful enough.
Speaking of your bestie Fikile,it is an open secret that in the entertainment industry people you close with, especially ladies, will backstab you in the back. How you and Fekile remain loyal to one another?
Fekile is real, she is authentic person. I’m for her and she is for me.We just click, we just vibe. We respect each other and I love her energy. It is said that you attract people you similar with.
There’s lots of mixed thoughts in our country at the moment on the #menaretrash protests .Some people feel the sentiment is correct, others say the hashtag doesn’t help men or women in dealing with the problem of gender-based violence,whats’s your take?
We have fathers ,brothers,uncles who have been incredible role models.South Africans needs to stand together to empower both men and women.We need to understand that not all men are bad. There’s a lot of broken men out there who needs help as much as women needs help.Broken people break other people.Prior democracy ,it wasn’t really about women,then feminism came.
Your advice for someone who wants to be in your shoes but so afraid to spread their wings because they believe they are not good enough?
You have to be driven in life. When you love something you just have to go after it.You just need to have passion and patience .Forget what others are saying,they will tell you that you not good enough but just keep on believing in yourself, keep praying and learn as much as you can about what you want to do. Don’t think because you from certain place or country you are privileged or you have advantage .For example me and my friend Fikile studied abroad and people assume is so easy for us to get roles. We work hard, we do research and support each other. Staying abroad is overrated. You become a foreigner when you not in your home country and that requires twice as hard, hard work and dedication.
Thank you so much for yout time Makgotso.We wish you nothing but the best.
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