{"id":49807,"date":"2020-10-08T09:05:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T07:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/lady-nam-cast-in-netflixs-new-miniseries-20201007-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:57:02","slug":"lady-nam-cast-in-netflixs-new-miniseries-20201007-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/lady-nam-cast-in-netflixs-new-miniseries-20201007-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Nam cast in Netflix\u2019s new miniseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_ceb5531a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9325\/500d3c22b68044b598ba6e8fb327c389.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9325\/d9b6e8b8c8734205b325d11d16935e9e.jpg\" title=\"Nambitha Ben-Mazwi.Photo: SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Nambitha Ben-Mazwi.Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>JUST after being hand-picked by Beyonc\u00e9 to feature in the film <span>Black is King<\/span>, Port Elizabeth-born Nambitha Ben-Mazwi broke away from her usual serious characters to delve into a comedy \u2013 an African original holiday special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Affectionately known as Lady Nam, she joined a cast featuring Busisiwe Lurayi, Thando Thabethe, Clementine Mosimane, Yonda Thomas, and many more, for a three-episode miniseries called <span>How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lurayi stars as Tumi Sello, the family rebel and disappointment, who begrudgingly joins her dysfunctional family for the first Christmas holidays in years. It is, however, not the merry return of the prodigal daughter everyone was hoping for. She manages to ruin her younger sister Beauty\u2019s (Thabethe) Christmas wedding before it even takes place, and spends the next three days frantically trying to get things back on track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lady Nam plays a character named Refiloe. She is particularly thrilled to bring her character to life, as she tries to avoid being typecast while, at the same time, showcasing her quirky sense of humour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series is a collaboration between Burnt Onion Productions \u2013 run by siblings Katleho, Tshepo and Rethabile Ramaphakela \u2013 and Netflix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lady Nam, being no stranger to the international platform, has starred in productions such as Netflix\u2019s <span>Black Mirror<\/span> and in <span>Madiba<\/span>, opposite Laurence Fishburne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project, however, was a little different \u2013 and not just because it\u2019s a comedy. 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