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New Muvhango Hottness: Themba Nofemele

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Interviews on 01 Jul 2010
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The Answer to: Whose Tattoo ...?
 
Actor Themba Nofemele recently joined Muvhango to stir up heatt with tragedy-prone Thandaza (Sindi Dlatu).

Themba landed the role through Muvhango's Talent Search, which was similar to Isidingo's except that it was only open to auditionees in Jozi and Bloemfontein. 

The search resulted in five finalists being up for the role, with Themba being selected after he spent two days on set, filming seven scenes a day to test his chops.

After his stint, the show circulated this in-house memo: "... we have found Ranthomeng!!! He sizzles on camera and his chemistry with Thandaza was simply amazing, or breath taking. The studio was abuzz from everyone on the floor and on set."

Themba has played guest roles on shows including Generations, Rhythm City and Mtunzini.com. This is his first featured role - he made his first appearance on Thursday, 3 June, with none is his tatt's in sight:

Tashi: Please spill more about the booblicious, tiny waist … who is she?
Themba: I was turning 21, and you know, being in a relationship there are things you cannot do. Just before I turned 21, a relationship ended so I decided to get myself a tattoo.

Most people won’t know the tattoo but if you’re old school you will. It’s from a group OutKast - there’s a lady on one of their sleeves. I was young, I was a ladies man so I decided to do it and named it Brown Sugar. Underneath her, there’s the writing of her name.

I fell in love with the movie Brown Sugar - to me it was relevant to put OutKast and Brown Sugar into one tattoo. I love my brown sisters - not that I discrimate but I thought: “Okay, I have a brown arm, so Brown Sugar.” I also still love OutKast.

Tashi: Do you have others?
Themba: Yes, a second tattoo, on the same arm, underneath and it’s dedicated to my brother. My brother died in 2008 - he was 23 when he died in a car accident. I promised him I was gonna keep his name alive so I thought “Let me get a tattoo for him.”

It’s written “Rest In Peace Thami, died 2008.”

Tashi: What’s the next one gonna be?
Themba: It’s going to be a tattoo of my son - I have a son Dan - he’s in Germany. Me and his mother broke up so I’m thinking of getting a tattoo to show him that even if he’s miles away from me, when he grows up he must now that that I’m always thinking of him.

Tashi: Is it gonna be his name?
Themba: His face, his baby face - he’s going to turn 2. I want it on my back, on the shoulder.

Tashi: Are you gonna be one of those people who’s whole body’s covered in them?
Themba: No, no, no I’m not going to be. I want to be the coolest dude ever but not have too many. Every one I do must be cute - you must fall in love with it. It musn’t be an obsession but I want people to be scared of me. *laughs*
 
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Tashi: Can you tell us three things about yourself that you hide beneath Ranthomeng’s Muvhango suit?
Themba: That’s difficult because most people are saying “Themba, you’re acting as yourself in the show. You’re a smoothe talker, you’re very good with the ladies in terms of your relationships with them, you’re very gentle.”

I come from a family of ladies - after my brother died, there’s my mom, there’s my two sisters - one is doing music, the other one is doing Lion King in Germany. When I’m with them I always hug them, kiss them on the head, let them know I love them.

When I go out into the world, I always treat women like that, with warmth. Ranthomeng has that warmth with him. So I’m trying to hide me when I’m acting but he’s taking that warmth out of me, which is me.

One thing that is hidden is that I do music and he doesn’t. I come from a background of musicians and I’m a choreographer. I play piano, I've choreographed for shows.

Before my brother died we were working on an album together. I had to put it on hold because I was emotionally torn apart so I put everything on hold but now this year I’ve gone back to writing and producing the album. Hopefully by the end of September, it will be done and out.

Tashi: What are you calling it?
Themba: I want to call it 10-4-17 which is where I was born, my home address. Also, it’s a Xhosa/Zulu name, it means that “I’ve been there/seen it all.”

Tashi: Oh, so I could say: *action voice* “Hey, I’ve done the 10-4-17.”
Themba: Um … no it’s not James Bond.*laughs*
 
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Tashi: In Muvhango you’re caught between Meme-wanting-you and you-wanting-Thandaza. Who’s got you by the lurve-ink in real life?
Themba: No-one, I’m single, I’m not searching - I wouldn’t say I’m looking, God works in mysterious ways. I’m in the right place in terms of being Themba, I think God will put everything where it’s supposed to be. When you look, you put yourself into the wrong relationship. When you aren’t looking it will come to you.

Tashi: Have you ever been involved in a XXX-triangle before?
Themba: No I haven’t, what I do is - I’ve got a funny mindset - when I’m in a relationship and I break up with somebody I move on the next day. It might confuse people, they say: “Oh my God he’s got a lot of girlfriends,” but not really because I’ve moved from one girlfriend to the next. I’m a bad lier - I can’t lie and I can’t cheat …

... come to think of it - I was once in a triangle situation. I was going out with someone and getting out of the relationship while talking to someone else, having coffee and so on and I couldn’t lie to the new person I was with.

Tashi: Was it exciting?
Themba: No, it was very awkward - you know how when you move out of one relationship and into another - to me I needed a day or two to get out of it. *laughs*

Tashi: With all the flirting Rantomeng has to do to get Thandaza - what are your top tips for winning someone’s lusty interest and heart?
Themba: Honesty. And you have to be clear about your intentions.

Tashi: What about stuff like flowers and presents - do you think they work?
Themba: I think as a man you have to find sweet ways of charming the one you love - don’t do things that have already been done like sending flowers to the office or taking her to the movies.

You have to find what makes the woman tick and play around that. If a woman has a child - embrace that, accept her child and be part of her world, acknowledge things she’s doing. A man has to do their homework based on who they want, who they want to confess their love to.
 
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Tashi: When it comes kissing on TV, can you tell us more about what happens when actors swap spit? I always imagine it’s impossible to not really feel it in all the places you should.
Themba: I was working for an industrial theatre company that does shows round subjescts like women abuse, AIDS and so on. There was this girl, I was so in love with her - when I saw her I was like: “I’m going to make sure she’s my girlfriend."

Then they cast us as boyfriend and girlfriend and we had to kiss. At first it was exciting - I was like: “Oh my God I kissed her, yeah,” - then we had to do it again and again and all the feelings slowly faded away.

When you do a kissing scene it was like doing a job so all the feelings were driven away from me and we became close friends.

Tashi: Did you outkiss all your feelings?
Themba: That’s what happened to me. I was like: “Okay, it’s not on anymore.” Also when you go home, you go back to your normal life, then back to work again to kiss.

Tashi: How much did you end up kissing?
Themba: We did that play for three months, every day of the week.

Tashi: How do you decide on what type of kiss its gonna be as actors? Is it gonna be closed lips? Is it gonna be a full-on lick? Do you talk about it all before or does it just happen?
Themba: The directors will direct you on what they want and on TV they’ll direct it for the camera. If it’s a baby kiss, the camera has to be between you so people can see the baby kiss.

With a French kiss, a long kiss - it’s very complicated - there’s a technique that you use. Viewers will be convinced that it’s a French kiss and that there’s a lot happening but it’s a technique - you have to lock your emotions and throw them away and time it.

Tashi: So the director will say: “In this scene I want a French kiss, in that one I don’t?”
Themba: Yes, it’s up to the director to direct what they want.

Tashi: When will Thandaza and Ranthomeng get heavy smooch on?
Themba: Keep watching.

Tashi: I thought you were going to say that.
Themba: Yes you must watch and go: “Oh my God, Oh my God.”
Tashi: Aha. You wouldn’t say that if it isn’t going to happen.

Ends

Actors in this post: Themba Nofemele, Sindi Dlathu

Shows in this post: Muvhango



60 Comments

carino
02 Jul 2010 01:29

heheheheh...

Buligirl
02 Jul 2010 06:40

hm i find this brother very very sexy hmmmmm yummy

Cande
02 Jul 2010 08:56

coming to think of it, i have never seen a "love making" scene on Muvhango

ntoko
02 Jul 2010 09:12

Wow what i guy yummmmy Goodone Tashi

ntoko
02 Jul 2010 09:14

sorry i was too fast with that button tjatjarag hahahahaha (((((GPY))))) i meant  to say what a guy

nice
02 Jul 2010 09:38

"who they want to confess their love to." It sound like a line, from Act like a lady, think like a man book.

Tashi, i enjoyed the interview he "reads" like a fun person. I hope we will see more of him outside Muvhango

Cande
02 Jul 2010 09:53

lol Nice, i doubt we will see him anywhere if he still wants to keep his job.

mguga
02 Jul 2010 10:10

He looks slightly like Howza especially on the last pic.  I don't like he's acting, he looks nervous!! 

looks cute though:-)

Huny
02 Jul 2010 10:11

What a fine brown sugar...

maud
02 Jul 2010 10:27

ohhh  Tashi next time you go out to interview a hunk like this please take me along pleeease

ntoko
02 Jul 2010 10:46

u can say that again Maud i like them young hahahaha

BigMama
02 Jul 2010 11:03

Eish Maud, and did you read that he is single?

 Themba: I think as a man you have to find sweet ways of charming the one you love - don’t do things that have already been done like sending flowers to the office or taking her to the movies.

You have to find what makes the woman tick and play around that. If a woman has a child - embrace that, accept her child and be part of her world, acknowledge things she’s doing. A man has to do their homework based on who they want, who they want to confess their love to.

l love this part, and l am starting my hunting. Since he won't be searching, mina l will seach for him.

blackiekagiso
02 Jul 2010 11:07

he acted mo generations? e ne e le mang?

Sungodess
02 Jul 2010 11:32

I would also love to know who is was on Generations, maybe he was an extra but manje he says that he has acted on Generations lol!

maud
02 Jul 2010 11:34

yes he did but he was still a potsonono then
Bigmama- becareful i dont beat you to that

meleko
02 Jul 2010 12:35

Some of you guys are mean or are you just hating mara haai soka, guy has won fair and square

blaqueboi
02 Jul 2010 12:36

you’re acting as yourself in the show. You’re a smoothe talker, you’re very good with the ladies in terms of your relationships with them, you’re very gentle.

Ha .... ha.... ha

sarocks
02 Jul 2010 12:41

LOL Blaq

You’re a smoothe talker, you’re very good with the LADIES
in terms of your relationships with them, you’re very gentle.

Lolest  x1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

BigMama
02 Jul 2010 12:49

@maud...l have an advantage, l don't have a ring on my finger, unless if you want to cheat...lol

tizoz
02 Jul 2010 12:57

cute very cute!

Cnglemother
02 Jul 2010 13:11

Blaq what do you know ka this boy?that evil laugh of yours mhh...?

Sips
02 Jul 2010 14:25

He's hot though...

Blaq what do you know ka this boy jah Blaq sfunukwazi...

I'm not sure yet about his acting he appeared to be somehow disengaged from his scenes to me...

Themba: No, no, no I’m not going to be. I want to be the coolest dude ever but not have too many. Every one I do must be cute - you must fall in love with it. It musn’t be an obsession but I want people to be scared of me. *laughs* ....tltltltltltltltltltltl so guys with tatoos are still the guys coolest ever?? Wow.... (u know when i was 17 i thought guys with the phoney american twang were the coolest guys ever)  

maud
02 Jul 2010 14:31

@Bigmama- dont worry i will take out the ring, when i am done with him ,you can have him

sponono
02 Jul 2010 15:10

so this brother wants to be the coolest dude and he wants a "cute tatoo"..lol that is NOT sumthin the coolest dude would get..imo...he he heh ..and wena Blaq waddaya know why the laugh..

but hey do yo thang Themba!!!

BigMama
02 Jul 2010 15:19

@maud...l will get him first and will never be done with him unless umshini has no bullets..*hides*

@sponono...we see things differently remember, yena he thinks that a cute tatoo is what the coolest guy can have. So don't laugh at him, please...lol

blaqueboi
02 Jul 2010 15:40

lol, no comment people. What did I say? I just laughed

ntoko
02 Jul 2010 15:54

plz good ppl leave the young man alone for Thandaza hle....I wonder why most of the tym when ppl are getting older they act like young ones

BigMama
02 Jul 2010 15:59

hahahaha @ntoko, out with it dear, do you want him as well... Mina l will hunt him down. l am never going to let this hoooot body go to waste. Thandaza can go and look for Pheko.

Lhozalisto
02 Jul 2010 16:00

@bm......Lol
 the guy is  kinda cute,

Ai mna i dnt like muvhango anymore,dont evn have a favrt actor

Lhozalisto
02 Jul 2010 16:03

Nha......he is HOTTTT, SIZLING HOT

maud
02 Jul 2010 16:05

what nkoto too scared to compete with older ppl LOL

ntoko
02 Jul 2010 16:22

well maud m also over 25 but as fresh and hot as ever hahahahaha never ever compete with the granny's banamuhla u will never win we like them young (boys) nuh (((((GYP)))))

BigMama
02 Jul 2010 16:24

@Lhozalisto, just look at the eyes, hmmmmm, let me go home before l get banned from TVSA, l just hope he is not a After 9.

PY
02 Jul 2010 16:25

He sounds like a man who knws exactly wht he wants & @ the same time he sounds like a player..." when I’m in a relationship and I break up with somebody I move on the next day "
Shame...He is very fond of his late brother (sad)...all i hv 2 say is mhle ke qha ubhuti!

Lhozalisto
02 Jul 2010 16:32

@BM.............lol he is cute neh ***wink***

Cnglemother
02 Jul 2010 17:22

Blaq u said it all nana with yo evil laugh,no more questions.

myname
05 Jul 2010 10:03

He can have my name as his tatoo......grrrrrrr grrrrrrr (just clearing my throat)

Just joking. I dont like cutie pies. I'm more attracted to guys like Kenneth Mashaba

blackiekagiso
05 Jul 2010 10:41

tell me you are joking guys like kenneth mashaba are you seriours?

maud
05 Jul 2010 11:15

over 25 Ntoko, you are still young , this one is too old for you stick to 18 to 22 Group

ntoko
06 Jul 2010 08:42

by da way how old is he?????Themba

Cande
06 Jul 2010 09:09

blaq please dont tell me he is ...?

mstick
07 Jul 2010 14:38

Triple lol @ My name

cnagabz
13 Jul 2010 13:56

He is really a hunk...

BigMama
13 Jul 2010 14:00

@Cande no he is not...lol

@cnagabz, he is a hunk fosho, but his acting hmmmm does not appetise me.

Sana Lwam
13 Jul 2010 14:06

This boy looks yummy, will start watching muvhango just to see his cute face.....but that tatoo is wek!

sibuuu
19 Jul 2010 12:20

yena he is hot pity Muvhango is boring this days, but gues i will watch the repeat on saterdays, just to see him

clee
20 Aug 2010 14:46

u a gud looking man i wander if u is there sumone sprcial in ur lyf cos if the is'nt u n ma sis wud make a grest couple 2geda JOIKINGBT SHE ADORES U VERY MUCH Ranthumeng.plz,plz,plz dont break thandaza's heart cos shes not inn dat moood ryt now neh.

tsepisozn
17 Sep 2010 09:40

 Imagine vho-Makhadzi having to endure a kissing scene on set...she would quit b4 the director could say cut!


GPY!  kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa

zam.ngcobo
12 Feb 2011 15:41

hmmmmmmmmm damn he is hot :-)

tloumba
21 Feb 2011 14:32

wow themba u eat very nicely because u  have a nice lady like thandaza. but you are a nice  guy anyway

sunbae
27 Apr 2011 15:50

hahaha rato laaka haish i love it whn he says that..... Rantu.. oh shamez Themba i jst lov you man.... you do it for mi.

6444
29 Apr 2011 12:56

wow like the way u act wth tandz

caro
15 Jun 2011 14:09

I DONT C ANYTHING HOT WITH HIM. HOT IS D WOLE PACKAGE, I DN EVEN WANT 2 SPEND 2 MIN WIT HIM , I WL B BORED 2 DEATH.

BigMama
18 Aug 2011 15:58

@caro, you need prayers dear, l see hotness here. l think l will stalk this guy. Now that l know he is on FB...hmmmmmmmmmm

caro
19 Aug 2011 09:41

@BigMama my thots exactly. the guy is indeed hot, all i did was js to attract more blogaz bt was dissapointed due to the fact that no one replied after me. anyway big up biggy biggy.

sembo
18 Oct 2011 13:54

B-sugar   uyababa boyyiooopppppppppppp   yooooooooooooo upelele...................this guy has it allll nnnneeeeee.

Keobitse mokhutshwane
13 Nov 2011 00:07

My man u r hot.

heart beat
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