Fundiswa Ngcobo recently joined the acting industry with her role in eTV’s Scandal, playing Winnie. The actress may be new to the game, but she is already a household name, as people love and applaud her character in the hit series. The showrunners also see her talent and hard work and pay her well. That is why when Fundiswa Ngcobo’s salary on Scandal got revealed, many fans applauded the production team.
Fundiswa Ngcobo as Winnie in Scandal
The actress joined the drama series playing Mbali’s younger sister Winnie who lived with their mother in the township. Mbali, who was desperate to give Jojo her husband a child asked Winnie to sleep with him. Their plan worked, and Winnie fell pregnant. The two’s lie to both families started as Mbali faked being pregnant. Their mother discovered the lie and was sweet-talked into keeping their secret against her better judgement.
When Jojo caught Winnie breastfeeding a baby he thought he had with Mbali; all the chickens came to roast. The two sisters, who could no longer keep their secret, had to confess what they did. They were thrown out of the Kubeka mansion, leaving the child behind. After a few days of struggling on his own and having people whisper in his ear that his baby needs his mother, Jojo finally went to bring Winnie back home.
Fundiswa Ngcobo’s salary at Scandal
The actress recently debuted her acting career with her role as Winnie in Scandal and is part of the main cast. The actress is still a new kid in the game and is not so well known in the entertainment circles, but Scandal show runners pay her well for her role. Fundiswa Ngcobo is rumoured to take home a salary of R40 000 a month. This depends on how frequent she is shown onscreen. Actors’ salaries on a drama show are given, considering the nature of their roles, their experience and the number of scenes in the given month. This means that they can range from month to month, and no fixed figure exists for any actor.
Ever since she started as an actress in Scandal, Fundiswa Ngcobo has also begun to grow her social media pages to be an influencer. She had trended several times on Tik Tok when she posted her videos dancing with her on-screen uncle on Scandal. She also doubles up as a model and voice-over artist. The actress is a Perfoming Arts graduate and a Hospitality management graduate making her education work for her.
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