Did Buhle Samuels just announce the birth of her child?

Actress turned influencer Buhle Samuels tweeted to welcome a “wittle angel” to the world and fans are confused as she never shared the news that she was expecting a child.

The announcement mirrors the fashion in which she got married and left fans shocked as there were no signs that a wedding was on the way. Fans also had no idea if she was seeing anyone prior to the wedding. 

“WELCOME TO THE WORLD LITTLE WITTLE ANGEL. YOU ARE LOVED E.E.S.S. My heart can’t take it! I am so overjoyed! 12/12/22 will never be the same again,” she tweeted earlier this week. 

Fans react to Buhle Samuels’ apparent baby news 

Her announcement sent fans into a spiral as they assume that she is announcing the birth of a child and they had no idea she was even expecting. 

Buhle Samuels’ husband 

In March 2022, Buhle tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony and the news only broke when wedding guests broke the couple’s rule barring them from posting about the nuptials. 

Though she has never addressed or confirmed the news, those who claim to know the man she was pictured next to have identified him as Thando Sonqishe.

Who is Buhle Samuels?

Buhle Samuels is a South African actress, model and influencer from Soweto best known for her role as Matshidiso on the SABC2 soapie Muvhango.

According to TVSA, she left Muvhango in 2019 to join the cast of the e.TV soapie Imbewu in the recurring role of Zandile, who had a love affair with Zimele (played by Tony Kgoroge).

She briefly returned to Muvhango in 2020, before being cast in the starring role of Angela Masire, wife of Simon (Shona Ferguson), in the Netflix fantasy drama miniseries Kings of Jo’burg.

The six-part series was released by Netflix South Africa on Friday, 4 December 2020, and is set to return for a second season early next year. 

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