It has taken Aubrey Poo 23 years to finally star on long-standing soapie Generations: The Legacy after first auditioning in 2000 for the popular daily drama then called Generations.
The actor – loved for his roles as Gabriel Mothusi in Isidingo: The Need, Pule Mohale in Muvhango and Castro Kamanga in The Estate – will portray Khumo Moroka on the SABC 1 show. He will make his debut next month.
Poo has described his new character as a high-powered CEO of the fictional Moroka family, who is responsible for running their mining operations. He also teased that Khumo might be the soapie's new villain.
"It's a daunting task when joining a new cast because there is a certain expectation of you. You are expected to come with certain expertise and experience. You'd have people wondering whether that would change viewers' views and scriptwriters' expectations. So, the only way one can know if they can achieve such is by throwing themselves into the process," Poo said.
"I had two weeks to prepare for the role. The Estate stopped shooting end of June and I started with Generations on July 7. I literally had two weeks to get out of habits and mannerisms I developed for a character I had played for almost three years.
