Actor resists takeover by TV character

AS AN actor you do your best to let your role flourish as much as it can. However‚ for Khaya Dladla‚ GC threatened to completely overshadow his multitalented self and he had to stop him before it was too late.

Just as Bonang is famous enough to set fire to catch phrases like “Mogirl”‚ GC has enough power to make trend for his broken English phrases like “what a difficult”.

But for the sake of his multifaceted career plans‚ Dladla had to make sure his personal brand doesn’t suffocate due to GC’s fame.

“It got so bad that I had to go to a whole media junket so I could introduce myself properly to SA and the world‚ as Khaya. I had to do that to express the Khaya brand because GC is very popular where else Khaya wasn’t as well known.”

The actor explained that his onscreen character got so popular that it threatened to overtake his life. He also said that while he loved bringing GC to life‚ he had to be careful not to let him take over his brand.

For example‚ while you are most likely to find GC at a and Gold Diva somewhere in Rosebank ordering things she can’t pronounce‚ Dladla says he’s of a lover all things seafood.

But people who look at him and see GC would never think so.

So, despite visible differences between Dladla and his alter egos‚ he is actually just a hardworking artist and all he wants is not to be limited in his options in the industry.

He has since bagged presenting gigs and has a radio gig in the pipeline‚ all as part of making Dladla a household name.

“I am not actually afraid that GC or Gold Diva will take over because Khaya is the core.” —