![]() 'So much drama!': Love Island fans praise Maya Jama's least compatible couple twist which sparks rows and leaves 'the sisterhood in the gutter' Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt share a kiss while enjoying a beach day with their sons Gunner and Ryker in Hawaii Maya Jama stuns in a busty black dress after wowing in a sexy plunging cut out number as she makes her dramatic return to the Love Island villa ![]() Love Island: Jess 'is forced to split from Sammy and BANNED from recoupling with him' in shock twist as furious contestants 'walk out from filming' She added, 'I recognize how painful it is for dark-skinned women, particularly, to have to deal with being substituted or overlooked.' Thadiwe went on to state that entertainment industry bosses would perceive her as 'too black' or 'not black enough' and either putting on a spray tan or ' it down. She added that she also makes a conscious decision to feature her black mother more prominently on her Instagram page, rather than her white father, as ' I want black people to feel they can trust me and feel safe with me - that I'm not a representative of this Establishment that degrades people of colour.' Because certainly at the beginning of my career, when it was just, like, me and Halle Berry in our age group going up for every role: "Oh, this is novel. Reflecting on her career in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, she told Vulture: 'Being black is important. Thandiwe has preciously discussed her experiences with 'casual' and blatant racism in Hollywood. God's Country debuted at the Sundance film festival, and is awaiting a distribution partner for a full release. Honestly, I was like, this is my last movie… I don't need to say anything else, really.' 'And I love the fact that it's God's Country that is the first project that has my name, you know. So I'm glad that they robbed it for a brief, brief couple of decades. ![]() She said in her Sky News chat after deciding to reclaim the original spelling: 'I got to change it back, which actually is probably more powerful. The actress' name was misspelled in the credits to her first film in 1991, Flirting, which co-starred Nicole Kidman and Noah Taylor, with Thandie then becoming the widely-used spelling of her name. God's Country is the first project that the actress is using her birth name Thandiwe, after decades of being known as Thandie in Hollywood. 'Thandiwe Newton really out there telling dark skinned black women, I am sorry I am light and you're not? Have I heard right?'Ĭringe: Following the interview, perplexed viewers took to Twitter in their droves as they questioned why Thandie felt the need to apologise, dubbing it 'awkward' and 'cringe' Who asked for this? You're setting black women further back with this nonsense.' 'that Thandiwe Newton video is so embarrassing like why would she do that ' The funniest thing about the Thandiwe Newton video is it coming out of nowhere.' 2) It is painful to have women (darker skinned). What do you really mean: 1) 'I am sorry I am the one chosen'. 'Thandiwe Newton, I'm perplexed by this performative apology to 'darker skinned actresses'. 'still cringing at Thandiwe Newton's meltdown over being the chosen light-skinned one' 'Thandiwe Newton's heart was in the right place but her delivery and the way she worded her comments came off as colorist and patronizing. So my question is why like it was so unnecessary and achieved nothing' No one actually blamed Thandiwe Newton personally nor expected her to take responsibility. Unexpected: The BAFTA winning actress, 48, broke down in an interview with Sky News while promoting her new movie, God's Country, which tells the story of a a grieving black professor who confronts two white hunters on her propertyįans penned: 'Thing is we know about racism & colourism in TV/Hollywood, we know why lightskinned/mixed women get cast more.
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