Busi Lurayi worked on many projects prior to her untimely passing earlier this year. However, this September, fans of the actress will get to see her act one last time in the first new episodes of Scandal!
Scandal! To give a last look at Busi Lurayi
To date, the new episode with Busi Lurayi is set to premiere on the 2nd of September this year. The actress played the vibrant and enigmatic Me’Shell who is a housewife married to a wealthy businessman.
While Busi Lurayi was not able to see the character through, her close friend Thuli Thabethe has graciously accepted the role of playing Me’Shell in the Scandal series to date. The actress shared a few words about this.
“It is also an honor to be an understudy to such a prolific, talented artist. Busi became the character, I always said, the rest of us would put in work and act but she would become the character.”
About the character Me’Shell in Scandal!
To reflect on the few scenes Busi Lurayi acted in, producer of the Scandal! series shared a few words about the actress and her passing earlier this year. Sanele Zulu revealed that Busi did an “amazing job” with the role.
“She embraced the role, was doing an amazing job, and was extremely professional to work with. Her untimely passing left the story incomplete and we were keen to present her final work to audiences of Scandal! We are grateful to the Lurayi family for supporting our request,”
Presently, the character Me’Shell is a housewife who is seeking “extracurricular activities” while her husband goes off to do his business. Along comes CJ, who is her personal trainer and Me’Shell quickly becomes interested in him.
As shared by News24, CJ does not immediately give in to Me’Shells advances but soon succumbs to her seduction. However, things soon go from bad to worse when the housewife’s security guard finds her and CJ in a questionable position.