Sebogodi embraces son as an actor
Veteran actor Seputla Sebogodi has witnessed the good and the bad that comes with fame‚ which is why he wasn’t initially sold on his son‚ Thapelo following in his footsteps.
Thapelo, who is known for his role on has since carved his own path in the industry and has left his old man feeling proud.
“It’s funny how his journey went. I thought he would end up on the national cricket team or playing soccer. Then one day he came back after going to register. He said ‘Daddy, I found space to enroll in the arts department.’ I was sick for three months but one day I snapped out of it and I said to myself if this is what he wants to do he must do it‚” he said.
The veteran actor said Thapelo’s drive to build a name for himself has made him proud.
Thapelo said that he didn’t want to be known just because of his famous father.
“I didn’t want to live vicariously through him and expect him to live out my dreams. I mean‚ my father wanted me to be a policeman but that didn’t exactly happen because I ended up as an actor. So I thought‚ let me allow him to find his passion. Besides‚ it really shouldn’t have surprised me because even with my shows‚ he would show interest and give me notes‚” Thapelo said.
Seputla now gets alongside his son on the play‚
Seputla has expressed his concern that there was no way to protect his children from the pressures of tabloids. And that has left him feeling helpless.
“This other time‚ my child didn’t go to school because she was being mocked because of me. Those kinds of dynamics are often ignored because we are celebrities, but for me it hurt my children and there was nothing I could do about it.” to star stage for