Hlomla Dandala Who Played Zweli Dikana Finally Shares Why He Left ‘The River’, Fans React: “He Was Bored”

• Hlomla Dandala has opened up on why he decided to leave The River after playing Zweli Dikana for five years
• The star seemingly suggested that he left because the script of the show was beginning to paint him in a certain light, which was not good for his career
• Social media users agreed with him that the storyline was no longer interesting and lauded him for deciding to leave

The news that Hlomla Dandala, who played one of the lead roles in the award-winning telenovela, The River, was leaving the show sent shockwaves across South Africa.

The star finally shared what prompted his decision to leave in a recent interview. He said he left because the storyline no longer made him grow as an actor.

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Hlomla Dandala, who played the role of Zweli Dikana, said he felt playing the same role for a long time would make him be painted in a certain light. He said:

"It was time. Generally, what tends to happen in any career is that if you stay in a character for long enough, it then becomes difficult to pivot away from it or to be perceived in any other way. "

Twitter users weighed in on the interview, saying he left because he knew the storyline was boring. Many applauded him for putting his career first.

@ChatWithNelo said:

"It took him over 2 minutes to say the writing was horrible."

@mozerinho noted:

"He got bored of doing the same thing every season. He wasn't progressing enough in his acting career because of doing the same thing. Hence he left."

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@UserIsUnique2 added:

"I get what he's saying because for a second, I was shocked that he's so fluent in English unlike Lala."

@Keabetsoe_KB commented:

"This makes sense. The same thing happened ka Lindiwe on Muvhango. Her character became uninteresting after a while. She was fortunate to come back with “a bang” on The River. But how many become that lucky?"

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News previously reported that they say grieving is a process that hits in different waves, and three months after his mother has passed, Siv Ngesi is understandably still grieving.

The actor took to his social media pages to share a touching post dedicated to his beloved mother, saying he misses her.

Siv has always been public about how he adored her and would often share their heartwarming time together. Knowing this, his fans and followers grieved with him in his comments section and sent their condolences once more.

Source: Briefly News