Bonnie Mbuli, South African actress, businesswoman, and television personality who played Jasmine Hadley in the BBC drama series Noughts and Crosses turns 42 today.
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A chance discovery by an actor's agent, who cast her in her first television role in the series Viva Families in 1992, when she was just 13 years old, saw the young Bonnie Mbuli rise up to a star in her own right.
Bonnie Mbuli’s production debut
Noughts and Crosses actress Bonnie Mbuli recently took to Instagram and Twitter to announce that she is excited about a new project in which she not only acts, but is also debuting as a Producer. It’s called Family time.
An excited Bonnie Mbuli captioned the post:
“A journey of a Thousand Miles begins with one step”...i’m feeling so emotional and excited, we made a special something something!!! My producing debut which i also act in , it’s called “Family Time”
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When Pearl Thusi spoke about Bonnie Mbuli on Podcast and Chill
Outspoken television actress Pearl Thusi on an episode of Podcast and Chill with Mac G spoke about her issues with Bonnie Mbuli.
She expressed her disappointment at Bonnie Mbuli and had this to say:
"Bonnie had a good time with me. I was like girl, you have my number. This is so disappointing like what did I do? All I did was defend my work. You can't say all I have is because of something I can't change and expect me to accept that. That's rude so I'm going to defend my work. I've worked too hard."
Bonnie Mbuli highlights racism in the entertainment industry
Veteran actress Bonnie Mbuli has spoken up about the attempts to silence her activism. She recently spoke up about a time when she was called into a meeting by a producer that told her that she needs “to be less heavy and political, be happy and frivolous.”
I remember being called into a meeting by a producer, telling me that i need to be less heavy&political, be happy and frivolous, only talk about fun & light things in order for brands to like me, I told her no thanks, it was a cost i wasn’t willing to pay.
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) May 30, 2020
The firebrand that Bonnie is, she stuck to her guns instead of following the advice of the producer in order to secure the gig.
A very excited Bonnie Mbuli took to Instagram to announce that she was set to grace the United Kingdom's television screens in the BBC drama series Noughts and Crosses.
The highly anticipated television series is a rendition of Malorie Blackman's series of novels. It is centered around the alternate history, where black 'Cross' people rule over white 'Noughts.'
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