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Connie & Shona Turn Their Marriage Wild

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 19 Jan 2011
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As spilt last year, Binneland Sub Judice will be history on M-Net as from April 2011. The medical soapie, which took a legal-eagle turn and lost headliner Michelle Botes in the process, will be moving to kykNET exclusively.

A new half-hour daily soapie titled The Wild will be taking over. The headline stars: Connie and Shona Ferguson.

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The husband and wife team who've divorced their starring roles in Generations and Scandal! have signed and sealed the deal and are now officially married to M-Net. (I'm trying to get my clutches on the pre-nup.)

Word is Shona finished filming his final Scandal! scenes in the past week and will soon start work on The Wild, which is being filmed on location, in the wild. There are no studio sets, rather everything is real world, filmed in HD.

The series is set at a game reserve - at a fire-star resort type place - and looks set to include Muvhango-elements i.e. chieftancy's are involved.

Shona plays Ithumileng Tladi, described as: the charismatic oldest brother of the powerful Tladis, the protector of his community and heir-apparent to the chieftaincy - a character with dark complexities.

Connie plays Marang Lebone: a wealthy mother from an affluent family who has an influential presence on all her family members.

So what can we expect from it? ...

Will they have to watch each other kiss others in front of them? Will they think of each other when they do?

What do they talk about over supper now? Do they speak their lines instead of Connie and Shona words?

Will we see them locked in steamy on-screen moments? If so, will they get it on as Connie and Shona or Marang and Ithumileng? How will we know the difference?

How much are they getting paid? (My guess: R65 000 a month, each. Reason: Khanyi Mbau told me that Mara Louw got paid about R65 000 on Muvhango so I always use that as a benchmark)

Is Shonnie the best name for them? (I've tried other variations and they don't roll off the tongue as well).  Will they remain such household names being on pay TV?

Will they have to shoot each other at some point?

How long will the soapie last? Will we grow old with them as they grow old together? (imagine 2035)

The series premieres on Monday, 4 April and will either air at 18h00 or 18h30 - time to be confirmed, Mondays to Thursdays.



28 Comments

Tashi
19 Jan 2011 11:29

I'm thinking Khanyi's R65 000 a month might have changed her mind.

ownah m p
19 Jan 2011 11:35

i have been waiting for this thank you Tashi Tagg. i will read it with loooveeee.

carino
19 Jan 2011 11:38

Connie plays Marang Lebone: a wealthy mother from an affluent family who has an influential presence on all her family members.

More like Karabo, isnt it???


Lemme finish reading.

Tashi
19 Jan 2011 11:38

A good word Maki - adventure - it really gives them the chance to live life together as opposed to being locked in different worlds as they have been for the past few years.

One can imagine that they've felt as if they've been living past each other almost, seeing each other mostly on Twitter:0.

ownah m p
19 Jan 2011 11:48

hey khanyi i bert she did.......the name is cool and feb man!!! i gues we will have to wait and see, all your questions will be reaveled Tashi Tagg and we will benefit. i will love to see the locked behide where there is no one to help them.uuuu fire works!!!!!!

carino
19 Jan 2011 11:54

One can imagine that they've felt as if they've been living past each other almost, seeing each other mostly on Twitter:0.

LOLLEST

vuyi
19 Jan 2011 12:11

I hope connie is taking some acting lesson to horn her craft, or the series is going to flop, her acting in city sesila didn't inspire much confidence in me!

Green.arrow
19 Jan 2011 12:23

i agree with you vuyi. Hope she suprises. It will be great to see her acting a role that is faaaar from karabo, no riches, no crying....and doing it well. Jury's out and about on that one....

ms.tebby
19 Jan 2011 12:31


vuyi...me neither i really wasnt inspired (like u put it) on city sesla

ms.tebby
19 Jan 2011 12:33


....Reason: Khanyi Mbau told me that Mara Louw got paid about R65 000 on Muvhango so I always use that as a benchmark)..... kwaaaaa! hayi Khanyi is a problem child, tl tl tl

makgotso
19 Jan 2011 14:38

I hope this one is going to be different from other soapies will look out for it so that I an make my judgement.

Once a soapie actor always a soapie actor I won't be suprise if Tau joins them

myname
19 Jan 2011 14:41

Ours Mr & Mrs Smith

TheLady
19 Jan 2011 16:07

same la Cheesa-I guess I am not a fan of theirs *yawn*

nice
19 Jan 2011 16:10

Soke sizwe, i was gonna say we will see but I am still on welfare TV. Only time and production will tell

mbulela
19 Jan 2011 20:54

Connie's acting skills are so average. she must have a lot of guts to leave her comfort zone. I wish her all the best.

vinc
20 Jan 2011 08:08

Wow, interesting, i cant wait, i also hope Connie's acting skills have improved, i liked her on Gen but City sesla, that was a NO.

vinc
20 Jan 2011 08:08

Wow, interesting, i cant wait, i also hope Connie's acting skills have improved, i liked her on Gen but City sesla, that was a NO.

Zah000
20 Jan 2011 08:47

Oh...ok... um ya.... *yawn*

nice
20 Jan 2011 08:59

Mnet Open Time Pru does it still exists?

mbulela, just read your other comment and you mentioned the average word again :-)

Cnglemother
20 Jan 2011 09:12

hai suka!i thought she said no more soapies for her.most of her target market is on compact mos,why put this on premium?

khumbulikhaya
20 Jan 2011 12:16

undibethe emlonyen,SA we running of things to talk abt,r we realy taking these ppls words for nything they say,then we comment with puzzled fingers,i want controvery,khanyi seems to be the only interesting juvinile that still interesting i repeat (she really interest mi yena shame)

mbulela
20 Jan 2011 17:14

hey nice, this is not twitter.stop following me:-) i guess it is the trending word for me in describing celebs:-)

prlady
21 Jan 2011 07:12

myname you're roght, this is definitely our own mr & mrs smith,i love the sound of this

hoshe
21 Jan 2011 10:22

me to' i wish all the best for them, the work very hard to come in this poit  

NANCY ONE
21 Jan 2011 21:26

Aaaaah i cnt wait 2 c the movie,it sound lyk it wl rock i guez...

NANCY ONE
21 Jan 2011 21:26

Aaaaah i cnt wait 2 c the movie,it sound lyk it wl rock i guez...

zam.ngcobo
22 Jan 2011 13:55

Wow sounds interesting.........Shona is a better actor compare to his wife . I will miss him on scandal .

letsiemampoi
26 Jan 2011 08:10

this soundslike a very intereating thing to watch..........ohhhh. i wanda wats next a music video 2gether


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