‘House of Zwide’: Winnie Ntshaba Opens Up About the Heart-Rending Funeral for Her On-Screen Son Senzo Zwide

‘House of Zwide’: Winnie Ntshaba Opens Up About the Heart-Rending Funeral for Her On-Screen Son Senzo Zwide

  • House Of Zwide explored all sorts of emotions recently as the Zwide's celebrated a wedding and then laid their son to rest
  • Viewers have lauded the iconic actress for her impeccable acting skills and her ability to show genuine and authentic emotions
  • Olwethu Mackay played her on-screen son, and he told Briefly News how it was like for him to share the screen with her and other iconic faces

Give Winnie Ntshaba her flowers! Mzansi has been echoing these sentiments since eTV's popular series House Of Zwide started.

Winnie Ntshaba peaks on the Zwide funeral.
Winnie Ntshaba said shooting the funeral scene left her with a headache for days. Image: @winnie_ntshaba
Source: Instagram

Winnie Ntshaba gets real on the harrowing funeral scene on House Of Zwide

Taking to her Instagram, Winnie Ntshaba, who plays Faith Zwide in the series, shared the heartbreaking scene and coupled it with an emotional caption.

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"We tell real-life stories and because of the realness of death. I was triggered this day…I had a headache for two days after shooting this."

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"I wish God could heal all the broken-hearted people who have lost their loved ones and give them strength and peace."

Senzo Zwide gets laid to rest, Olwethu Mackay bids farewell to his character

Olwethu Mackay played the role of the now-deceased Senzo Zwide. He said on his Instagram page that Senzo changed his life.

"Dear Senzo, thank you for changing my life kid."

Speaking to Briefly News about his role as Senzo, Olwethu Mackay spoke about what it was like sharing the screen with some of the most iconic faces in television:

"I was cast for the role of Senzo when I was seventeen years old so outside of being my colleagues and work mentors, they were guardians in a sense. The constantly gave me advice along the way on what I need to know as a freelance artist, the resources I can use to find appropriate management and even the type of performer I want to be in the world.

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"The most valuable piece of advice I’ve received was to find management or an agency. A manager helps bridge the gap between actors and producers, they present you with different briefs that you can choose which to audition for. Basically they make your life easier!"

Mzansi lauds the excellent acting on House Of Zwide

@nolwazi2133 said:

"This is beyond acting, that "manini" l could not stop crying."

@shylah_mel said:

"Winnie I’m giving you your flowers while you are still here; you were born for this."

@ronaldzeeman said:

"Your acting is on steroids, definitely a masterpiece."

@falandilem said:

"I'm ALWAYS in awe of your performance. I cried again. You are a star mama."

@lungile.mdletshe said:

"This is beyond acting sis Winnie, you touched places that haven't healed for most of us."

Shelate Sekhabi gushes over her dreamy wedding on House Of Zwide

Briefly News previously reported that Shelate Sekhabi gushed over her character Shoki and Nkosi's wedding.

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Shelate Sekhabi took to her Instagram page and gushed over the wedding and thanked the viewers for tuning in to support the series, as well as the team for pulling everything off.

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Source: Briefly News

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za