They say that nice girls never get the corner office, and it’s very likely that this is the mantra of some our favourite bad girls in our beloved telenovelas. If they aren’t killing their husbands like Isibaya’s Sihle and The Queen’s Harriet, they are breaking rules and taking ownership like ‘The Gracious One’ and Isithembiso’s Claudia.
The time to be pleasant ended a long time ago with these women but are their vices the very reason we love them so much? What drives their troubled paths?
Harriet Khoza – The Queen
If Harriet is not the most loved diva and serial killer, we don’t know who is! The elegant matriarch never breaks a sweat but has seen more than a fair share of dark days. Far from innocent, she is well versed in the art of keeping up appearances. Having roughed it with the worst she is no stranger to pain and bloodshed.
But did she have to do Jerry like that though?
Gracious Mabuza –The Queen
While we only just met Gracious Mabuza, the feisty and fierce mother of Goodness, it’s clear she’s a force to be reckoned with. A risk-taker who is unapologetic with her sensuality and sass, Gracious takes no prisoners. But how far will her street smarts and seductive routines get her?
Sihle Ngubane – Isibaya
Some divas, we love to hate. Others, sadly, we just detest because they are so good at being bad. They rile us all the way up, like Sihle does. Conniving, ruthless and rude, Sihle is the queen we wish we never had. But what’s wrong with a queen that looks out for her own needs? Just like every other powerful woman who got the corner office, sometimes the means justify the ends. For Sihle, it’s been the worts means.
From poisoning uNdlunkulu to ordering a hit on Zweli, her own husband, when he revealed that he was in fact, not a chief by right.
Claudia Motaung – Isithembiso
There is nothing quite like a woman scorned and Claudia falls square inside this category with a husband like Banzi. A marriage of convenience came at the cost of her peace of mind and true love. But she’ll be damned if she gets nothing out of it.
Who is your favourite telenovela bad girl?
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