The Popular House of Wide Lea Molapo, played by actress Machepo Maleme, will be leaving the E.TV fashion drama.
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Leah Molapo's life as a cancer survivor
TVSA's February teaser revealed that fan-favorite character Rhea will be killed off in the Monday, February 26th episode.
The teaser for Monday, February 26th reads, “Leah appears to be recovering well and shares warm moments with Keretso and Ona before tragedy strikes. Cancer takes her life and the Molapo family is devastated. The situation has become.”
In the teaser for Tuesday, February 27, it is revealed that everyone will be heading to the Molapo family to offer their condolences.
Maleme will be the third lead actor to leave the role, following Olweth Mackay who played Senzo and Warren Masemola who played Alex.
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More spoilers for “The House of Wide''
The e.tv fashion drama topped Twitter trends in December and January when Lea Molapo was diagnosed with cancer.
The Molapo couple had difficulty getting Rhea to receive chemotherapy at a government hospital, so Isaac urged them to treat Rhea at a private hospital.
of The February teaser also revealed that Ona's (Nefisa Mukabela) boyfriend Neo will be cheating on her with his partner.
This is after Neo (Tato Ditebe) asks her to spend the night with him as she is still a virgin.
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