Enhle Mbali – the ex-wife of Nkosinathi Maphumulo, aka Black Coffee – is giving her followers a glimpse into her gruelling new role as a sufferer of gender-based violence (GBV).
The actress and dressmaker is about to look briefly collection Four Walls, which was introduced final month.
And the star – who has beforehand claimed to be a sufferer of GBV herself -has shared jarring photos of her role.
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ENHLE MBALI PLAYS GBV VICTIM
Taking to Instagram this week, Enhle Mbali shared a nonetheless from the collection – of which particulars are nonetheless unknown.
In the pic, the actress’s battered face is roofed with bruises and dried blood. A single tear rolls down her face.
According to the star, Four Walls tells the story of a married nurse named Grace whose house is invaded by two cash-in-transit robbers. The males maintain Grace hostage as they plan their subsequent transfer.
Speaking to IOL, Enhle Mbali stated of her role: “I had the duty to make sure that the story of many ladies was informed in an genuine and heart-warming method. I had to make sure that each second was jam-packed with Grace pondering, feeling, strolling, and respiratory like a girl who’s experiencing essentially the most extreme type of GBV.
She added: “Also bringing it home and letting people into the homes of women who go through such abuse, the desperation that comes with it so they may feel some form of empathy and start conversations that lead to real change in a country ridden with painful statistics of GBV”.
According to the publication, Four Walls is slated for a global pageant premiere. The collection additionally stars Khulu Skenjana, Gift Leotlela, Jeff Jackson, and Israel Matseke Zulu.
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ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AGAINST BLACK COFFEE
In April 2021, Enhle Mbali shocked South Africans when she went public with claims her ex-husband abused her all through their marriage
The TV star accused Black Coffee of “gaslighting, emotional, verbal, physical and financial abuse”. Additionally, Enhle additionally accused her ex of getting quite a few “extramarital affairs”
This adopted a safety order after a tense stand-off of their household house on her thirty third birthday only a month earlier. According to the actress, the musician “slapped” her in full view of her company on the occasion.
In an announcement, Enhle alleged that it was not the primary time such an incident occurred. She alleged that Black Coffee has beforehand struck her after a Music is King occasion in 2019. Enhle additionally claims he assaulted her of their bed room in 2014 at their earlier residence.
She stated within the assertion: “In the ongoing matter between myself and my estranged husband, Nkosinathi Maphumulo I would like to break my silence. I feel it is paramount for me to not only defend myself against the misrepresentation and counter-accusations being made but to also put an end to the cycle of abuse that I have continued to face at his commission.”
She added: “The extent of the turmoil I experienced in the marriage as a result of the abuse and the extramarital affairs were so severe that I was admitted into a facility and was treated for depression.”
“I am no longer fearful, and it is with this renewed sense of self that I wish to recount the numerous incidents on which he has beaten, berated, rendered me broken and unworthy”.
In an IGTV video, Enhle Mbali tearfully additionally claimed that she was “done protecting” Black Coffee”.
In May, Black Coffee responded to the allegations in a collection of tweets, calling Enhle Mbali a “liar”.
He tweeted in a single: “Stop lying! The lies are too much. I won’t be quiet anymore. The children you publicly claim to be protecting are suffering because of your lifestyle”.
He additionally denied claims that he didn’t pay their electrical energy invoice, leaving his household at the hours of darkness.