Cape Town – South African actress Nomvelo Makhanya has left fans shocked after she alleged in a video that has since gone viral on social media, that etv’s Scandal! was a “toxic work environment”.
The actress made her last appearance on the show on November 10 after being on the show for the past years, reported News24.
Nomvelo opened up about her exit from the show in a video last week.
In the video, the actress, who played Lindiwe Ngema on the show, claimed that the work environment was so toxic she “probably would have killed herself”.
“I’ve been the one that’s been catching all the f*cken smoke … It wasn’t me guys, it wasn’t my choice. They wrote me off, that’s the truth … It was God’s plan though, I’m going to tell you that for real.
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“I’ve been praying … I’ve been wanting to leave that place … For me it was something I had really been praying about so when it finally happened it really felt like God was removing me from the toxic environment. I probably would have killed myself. There was a 90% chance. That’s how toxic that place was,” Nomvelo said.
However, the show claimed it had no knowledge of their work environment being toxic, adding that there was no malicious intent in ending Nomvelo’s character, reported TshisaLives.
“etv’s Scandal production was unaware that the workplace had become a toxic environment for the actor or any actor for that matter. As a production we’ve always communicated an open door policy for all our cast and crew for any matter or situation whether it being professional or personal,” the report quoted a statement.
It said her exit was a bittersweet moment for the team, as the actress grew up in the show but would bring new stories and opportunities for the remaining cast members.
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