Wifey explores the friendship between four roommates at Stellenbosch University. Beata Green spoke to The Citizen about appearing on the show.
showmax tv shows Wifey Since its premiere in February of this year, it has received a lot of attention.
Wifey It has been nominated for Best Soap or Telenovela at the 63rd Rose d'Or Awards in London, where it will compete against the seven-time Bafta winner. eastenders Nominated for 8 British Academy Awards hollyoaks.
“I think we all knew during filming that we were working on something special and different.” Wifey” said Beata Green, one of the stars of the show. The Citizen.
Touted as the gold standard of excellence and achievement in entertainment programming, the Rose d'Or Awards were established by Swiss Television in the lakeside city of Montreux in 1961 and have become the flagship event of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and international television. . industry since then.
In 2019, EBU partnered with international publishing and digital channel business C21Media to take over the organization of the Rose d'Or Awards.
The 58th Rose d'Or was first held in December 2019 by Sir Lenny Henry at King's Place, London.
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Wifey praises
WifeyIt is an Afrikaans drama series that premiered in February 2024 and follows four young women as they navigate their way through college.
The series won Best Newcomer (Ehlers) at the 2024 kykNET Silwerskerm Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Marguerite van Eeden), and Representation of the LGBTQIA+ Award for a Written Series at MIP Africa's Inclusive Lens Awards. did.
The R-rated series was submitted for Best Location Usage at Screen International's Global Production Awards, but lost out to Trolls, Netflix's most popular non-English film of all time.
“When we won all these awards, we were grateful, but deep down we all knew this was something special,” Green said.
In September 2024, Wifey It was also selected as the Best International Series at the Seoul International Drama Awards.
There he competed with Chinese writer Wong Kar-wai (In the mood for love, Grandmaster) and his award-winning series Blossoms Shanghaias well as Türkiye another loveLast year's Rose d'Or winner.
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written in the stars
Wifey Explore the friendships of four college roommates. Amanda (played by Celeste Roots), Kyla (played by Kristen Rath), Mia (played by Mienke Ehlers), and Shay played by Green.
The latter told the publication that she initially auditioned for the roles of both Shay and Amanda. “I got two callbacks, but my money was with Amanda,” Green said.
But the former Miss Teen South Africa (2013) said she believes it was destined for her to ultimately play the role of Shay, even though she initially thought it was boring. .
“She has a unique quality. At first I thought she was boring, but she's a very calm character.”
The story is set at Stellenbosch University, where Green himself attended. “I experienced life at Stellenbosch first-hand, so this story works well to show life on campus.”
Green, 28, is quick to say that even though the show is true to campus life, she doesn't experiment like her character does.
“The character's personality wasn't my personality. I wasn't experimenting like that while I was there.”
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Indecent in a safe space
Actress Sintein Schutte joined the cast in the second season as Maggie, Shay's older crush in the story.
Schutte said in an interview that he was satisfied the story was authentic.
“I like that there's no censorship. They don't shy away from things that are taboo or difficult to talk about or look at. That's exciting to me,” she said.
Due to the erotic scenes, this series is rated R18. Director Green said that despite the show's obscene nature, the cast was able to film the sensitive scenes safely and comfortably.
“There was an intimate arrangement on set. I felt the safest and was very respected,” Green said.
“We were all allowed to have boundaries. We were able to say no to things we didn't want to do. Many of us weren't nervous, we were able to say no to things we didn't want to do. I was pushing myself.”
Green said she has received support from family and friends about her participation in the show, but not everyone is watching it.
“I've been telling people not to feel pressured to watch it. They're proud of what I did on the show, but it's a very niche kind of show. I understand that,” Green said.
“There were some awkward moments for my dad who couldn’t watch some episodes, but they were all supportive and proud.”
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