Katlego Lebogang is the rom-com darling SA didnt know it needed. Set to appear next month in Netflixs Yoh! Bestie sequel to Yoh! Christmas opposite Moliehi Makobane, Kagiso Modupe, Fikile Mthwalo and Yonda Thomas, the 29-year-old actor talks to Sowetan about her big break.
My journey started when I was in primary school. My first ever professional gig was found by my mom, who saw an audition for a theatre play for Winnie the Pooh. She took me there. I didnt really know or understand what acting was because I was just nine years old. I went in and I auditioned I then landed the role as Roo. Then I did house plays at school. I knew then that the stage is where I was born to be.
I adore Thando. Shes so complicated but unapologetically herself, which is something I think all of us can learn from. Going into her role a week after shooting a drama/action production felt completely different. The first week of shooting, I kept asking myself, Am I doing this right? Especially because the foundation of who she is was already laid in Yoh! Christmas. I didnt want to do her a disservice so, I just had to trust myself and the tips I was given by my acting coach, Patricia Boyer, who I work with every now and then.
