Siphesihle Ndaba Reveals How She Almost Did Not Audition For Her Iconic ‘Mazet’ Role On Gomora. We now know the actress affectionately known as CeeCee Ndaba by her fans as one of the most popular young actresses to come out of Mzansi in the last five years but her breakout role almost didn’t happen as she told the story this week on social media.
The actress who plays the character of Mazet on Mzansi Magic’s telenovela, Gomora has revealed how she almost didn’t audition for the ‘Mazet’ role shared how she got casted for the role. So how did she end up doing the audition and scoring the iconic role that has made her a household name?
Responding to a viral twitter question about one’s “biggest moment of luck”, Ndaba responded sharing how after completing her studies she had to take a bold step to start auditioning for an acting roles and one in particular that she saw being advertised on Instagram.
“I saw an open audition advertised on instagram. I had just graduated so I thought meh let me go check this out. I have nothing better to do with day. I get to the audition venue, look around I see some really talented people who are already in the industry…I think to myself “Lol if THESE people are auditioning for this role there’s NO WAY I’m getting it so let me just save myself the trouble and go back home”. As I approach the gate to leave and catch a taxi, I stop and think to myself “shit, when my mom asks me how it went,” she shared.
She went on to share how she finally gathered enough courage to go back and audition although she didn’t have the experience required having only had theatre experience and four months later she bagged the role of a lifetime.
“Fast forward a couple months later, after 4 callbacks I get the role and I am cast as a LEAD ON THE MOST WATCHED SHOW ON DSTV! Moral of the story: DO NOT LET IMPOSTER SYNDROME CHEAT YOU OUT OF YOUR DESTINY,” she concluded.
