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TV viewers got to know her in the Real Housewives of Pretoria, but on 10 and 11 April, Mel Viljoen will be seen in a completely different role when she immerses herself in Diepe waters.
Mel will use her professional expertise to give some of the female swimmers in this popular telenovela a new look. When she visits Skinvestment in Diepe waters, it turns out that she knows Thandi. Mel simultaneously meets Valencia, who moves to Brooklyn to work at Mel’s nail salon.
“With reality TV, you play yourself and not a fictional character,” says Mel about what the biggest difference for her was between being herself in a reality series and playing herself in a telenovela. “The drama is real in a reality series. Nobody writes your lines. You also live with the consequences. There’s no take two.”
“In Diepe waters, I play myself as the head of Tammy Taylor. So, that was quite a natural role for me. I understand what I’m doing. The Diepe waters team just had to help me make the words fit with my facial expressions. They were very professional.”
What was the highlight of the filming for her?
“It took my breath away to see how natural the process was for the actors. They certainly earn their money! And yes, if I get the chance to do it again, I definitely will.”
If you could choose any role in any well-known movie or series, what would it be?
“I’d like to play a Barbie cowgirl in the American series Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner. I would want to learn horseback riding with my hair perfectly waving behind me while galloping across the plains.”
• The two episodes featuring Mel in Diepe waters will be aired on 10 and 11 April at 18:30 on kykNET (DStv channel 144). Diepe Waters is also available on DStv Stream and Catch Up.
