Legendary actress and storyteller Nandi Nyembe talks about her role in a new, gripping M-Net drama, Still Breathing, and also reflects on how in real life she suffered abuse at the hands of two men she loved.
Abuse survivor Nandi Nyembe during an interview at her apartment in the Northern surburbs. Picture: Tebogo Letsie/City PressTwo men she loved abused her, one physically and the other emotionally, but acting legend Nandi Nyembe found the strength to walk away and she is still breathing.
“I recently left my children and grandchildren because I wanted to live alone in peace. I am happy here,” she grins, as she leans on a couch. She told City Press that it was cathartic playing Innocent because the role challenged her, although it opened the wounds of her abusive relationship.She shares how Bob used to have a small contact book with only his girlfriends’ phone numbers.His behaviour became worse; he started disrespecting me by bringing women into our matrimonial home“I remember one day one of his girlfriends called our landline.
She says the last straw was when one night Bob came home drunk and asked who was the owner of the company car that had dropped her off earlier and why she had come home late from work. “Justice failed me that day. I knew that I wouldn’t win this battle and the best thing to do was to walk away. In 1996 I finally walked away from my marriage and I never went back to him.”
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