PICTURE: FACEBOOK/ VUSI MDINISO
Actor Vusi Mdiniso, has discredited claims that he is homeless. This is after his pictures, where he looked like a person who lived on the streets, were shared widely on social media, insinuating that he is poor and eats from dust bins.
Social media revealed once again that it is a platform that can make or break a person, in this case, pictures of Uzalo actor were posted on social media to support this brand-damaging statement.
From the pictures shared on social media platforms, the internet user made a before-and-after comparison. In another picture, Vusi is dressed nicely with his daughter, while in another one, he is wearing dirty clothes and has a trolley like a homeless person.
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Uzalo actor Sgidi is now poor he’s even living in the streets and eating from the dustbins. pic.twitter.com/XPNwMAAzeR— Minister of retweets(reposts)🔄 (@Buhlenomuhle) May 12, 2025
Debunking the claims, he took to his Facebook page to reveal a picture of his grandparents’ house, which he renovated to express his gratitude to them.
Speaking to TimesLive about the image he said: ““My Uzalo family have always been supportive pillars for me as well. My executive producer, Gugu Zuma-Ncube, also reached out when she saw this post last year. She comforted me and we shared a laugh about it. I have no idea who is responsible for circulating the image.
“The truth is, the image that sparked all this confusion was taken from a scene in Uzalo, where my character, Sgidi, was involved in a shoot-out with taxi drivers after an extortion incident involving some community members.
“In the storyline, Sgidi had to enter enemy territory to retrieve money, and he disguised himself as a homeless man. It was a powerful moment in the plot, one that shows just how talented and dynamic Sgidi’s character really is,” he said.
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