Actress Katlego Lebogang on breaking stereotypes

Rising star Katlego Lebogang has spoken about the importance of breaking stereotypes in a male-dominated world.

“When I look at uPhumeza, she’s coming in to head a department where she’s the only woman. It’s very empowering, she’s a very powerful character.

“She’s very strong and it could have made her hard, but they didn’t strip her of her femininity and her maternal energy.

“I think that’s very beautiful; I love how she’s portrayed,” the actress said about her role.

Katlego Lebogang was born and raised in Johannesburg and trained at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

“From the age of nine, I was like, ‘I just want to be an actor.’ So I’m living out my little nine-year-old dream.”

Spinners is a story of hope, a story reclaiming what your life was destined to be from birth.

The TV series airs on Showmax

Lebogang plays the role of Phumeza, a detective in her late 20s who gets thrown into the deep end as the lead detective in the Hills.

The young actress said she is worlds apart from her character, and Phumeza takes her out of her comfort zone.

“When people that know me watch her, they’ll be like, ‘that’s not you.’ But at her core, she’s very spiritually driven.

“She takes her faith very seriously and all her decisions are based on that, just doing what’s right. So I relate to that.

“In a world where there’s so much bad, she believes, and sees the good in people.

“And in this case, Ethan really needed the benefit of doubt, because Phumeza saw him for who he really was.”

Lebogang said some of her highlights on set have been handling a gun.

She said people should watch Spinners because it is high action, high energy but still true and authentic.

Mbalenhle Zuma