Lehlohonolo Mayeza Gets Candid about Leruo Ts’eole’s Role on Showmax’s Outlawz: “Such a Blessing”

• Outlawz star Lehlohonolo Mayeza has opened up about his new role in the tribalistic series on Showmax
• Hailing from the mountainous Kingdom of Lesotho, he reminisces how the cattle theft role he plays was something very close to home
• The handsome actor also talks about the culture shock of being a village boy shooting to stardom that comes with the series

Lehlohonolo Mayeza, the new Mosotho hunk on the Showmax series Outlawz, has gotten candid about his new role where he plays Leruo Ts'eole, heir of the Basotho side of the story.

The story is inspired by the American Wild West and centred around two families based on the border of KwaZulu Natal and Lesotho who fight a generational battle of stealing and protecting their cattle, sometimes violently.

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Lehlohonolo Mayeza growing up in Lesotho

In an interview with Showmax, Mayeza said he understood the cattle-stealing theme of the show as he is a village boy who grew up close to the border where he was a herdsman:

"I am a rural boy from the mountainous areas of Lesotho, who is used to riding horses and donkeys for they are the only means of transport there. I grew up in rural areas, where people would steal cattle from Zulu land. I know that story and have seen it with my own eyes."

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He further said in the interview that it was his first time outside of the country, and was star-struck and honoured to work with people he only saw on TV:

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"The greatest of them all was getting to work with M’e Lillian Dube, Ntate Khotso Nkhatho and M’e Mmabatho Mogomotsi. It was such a blessing... a breakthrough for me."

Watch Mayeza in action in the trailer below:

Mmabatho Mogomotsi to play Ts'eole Queenpin on Outlawz

In another Outlawz story on Briefly News, iconic actress Mmabatho Mogomotsi was candid about her role on the Showmax series, where she plays the role of Moretlo Ts'eole, the matriarch of the Basotho faction.

The former Yizo Yizo star opened up about the character and how she related her personal life to her on-screen character, saying she had to learn to shoot using real guns and gallop on horses.

Source: Briefly News