Sana Mchunu

"I am thankful that it ended, otherwise I would not have been here"

"Don allowed me to heal in real life. When I saw him, I’d just picture my ex-husband and he knew that. Don’s character was very similar to my former husband in real life. Most people know that in real life, I was married, but it ended in tears. My real husband dumped me the same way Don dumped Zodwa. I had small children and I was left alone. As a result, I didn’t have closure"

"I had so many questions to ask my ex-husband but he was gone. When Don’s character was introduced, I managed to ask those questions. I’m also glad that writers allowed me to vent. Those who know me could see I wasn’t just acting the script, but it was real tears. He helped me to finally heal"

"I want to talk about my story to encourage young women to go to school and empower themselves. Today, I am a mother of seven children and I don’t even have matric. At the age of 21, I already had five children"

"I had nothing and I was forced to leave them behind with their father. Leaving my kids was painful, but I was not working and I had no choice"

"My character was supposed to be temporal, but I made sure that I excelled. The brief was, Zodwa is an irresponsible and drunkard woman, and her baby is to be taken away"

"I went to a shebeen in Alexandra and started doing my research. I watched how people behaved and did things. At my first shoot, I nailed the character. I was so good that the directors thought I was actually drunk. My character was supposed to end when my baby, Teddy, was taken away from me"

"All the lines on the play are mine. I just get the concept and improvise. I also add a little bit of spice to make it interesting"

"By the age of 19 I already had two children.My parents tried so hard to show me the right path,but I was young and naive"

"I was ashamed of what people would say,so I never went back to school and never got my matric"

"At that point I already had four children.The only option was to live with the father of my youngest child.I fell pregnant again with my fifth child,but he started abusing me physically and emotionally.He told me that I would never amount to anything in life and that I have nothing to live for."

"I cried all the time.I left my children with him and went back home,because I didn't want them to suffer because of me.I told them I was going to look for a job and that they must stay with their father"

"I have a successful career because of him.I did 12ekasi our stories and the directors were happy with my work.I would like to have a platform to talk to girls who are going through the same hardships that I went through.Its never too late to live your dreams"