Mampho Brescia Returns to TV with ‘Soft Life

Isibaya star Mampho Brescia returns to the small screen in Soft Life, the latest Showmax Original which premieres with three episodes on November 18.

Mampho plays Zam, the owner of NubiaBlaq, a cover for an escort agency. She takes on Owami (Zizipho Buti), who plunges into the secretive world of high-society companionship in a bid to settle her mother’s rising medical bills. Fearful her new profession could shatter everything she holds dear, Owami must keep her dual life hidden.

“Zam is a hustler,” said Mampho. “She’s created her own world to succeed and thrive and she’ll do whatever it takes to sustain the lifestyle she wants. She’s a bit sordid and morally corrupt.

“Zam’s way of life makes for a rich character because you wonder why: what happened to her? Why would she decide to embark on such an interesting career line? But you come to realise she’s a woman who has found herself in a world that has been controlled by men and she is asserting her femininity and role as someone powerful who won’t be controlled.”

With women seeking financial stability and comfort in the spotlight thanks to the popular social media hastag #softlife, Mampho touched on how the lifestyle is acquired.

“There’s been this need for women in particular to have a soft life, but how to get that soft life has been twisted, especially with the erosion of the family unit.”

“There’s this quote I once saw: ‘We’re all whores.’ Men and women. It just depends on what part of you you’re selling. Whether you’re selling your soul, body or mind, we’ve all found ourselves in a race where everybody is selling something in exchange for that soft life. For me, the quote is also a reminder not to judge the character based on my personal beliefs but to give her the right to live her truth.”