ANOTHER MTV SHUGA STAR BREAKS INTO HOLLYWOOD
MTV Shuga, a popular television series in Africa has graced our screens with many young and talented actors and Thuso Mbedu is not an exception. The MTV Shuga star who played the role of Ipeleng has landed a role in Amazon series based on Colson Whitehead book “The Underground Railroad”. The series will be directed by Barry Jenkins, he is well known for his highly acclaimed film Moonlight. Thuso is not the first MTV Shuga star to break into the Hollywood industry, Lupita Nyong’o who played Ayira in the first season which was set in Nairobi, also landed a role in Steve Mcqueen’s film ‘12years a slave” since then, she has starred in many blockbuster movies including the highest grossing film The Black Panther and her new horror film ‘US’ directed by Jordan Peele. The minister for Arts and Culture in South Africa, Mr. Nathi Mthethwa congratulated Miss Mbedu on twitter for her new role as the first South African to lead ...