The iconic role of Harriet Khoza played by Connie Ferguson will soon be a thing of the past on The Queen.
The actress and businesswoman took to her Instagram timeline to share good luck messages from the cast and crew bidding her goodbye.
“The Queen cast and crew, I love you. From the bottom of my heart thank you. For everything,” she wrote.
In her mentions industry colleagues congratulated her both for the character and being able to bring the stories to life through her and her late husband’s production company Ferguson Films.
“A beautiful legacy. To many more stories . Watch God do His thing,” wrote Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo
“Well done Conns. You did it. On to the next one,” wrote Sthandiswa Kgoroge.
There were unsubstantiated rumours earlier this year that the telenovela was letting go of actors whose contracts had not been renewed for another season. Later, an official announcement was made.
The Queen, produced by Ferguson Films, has been dropped by Mzansi Magic, and the final episode will show on January 13 of next year.
The station stated in a statement published with TshisaLIVE that strategies had been “updated to keep ahead with shifting audience preferences and the expanding competitive landscape.”
Fans of the show will be able to watch the telenovela until the last episode airs next year.
The station also revealed that the 1Magic soap Lingashoni will not return for a third season.
The second season of Stained Glass TV premieres on March 21 and closes on March 16 2023.
“We maintain long-standing and positive relationships with Ferguson Films and Stained Glass TV, with both production houses having created other shows for our channels.
“In the case of Ferguson Films, they have given us hit shows including Rockville, Igazi, The Imposter and Unmarried, while Stained Glass is the studio behind our shows Ifalakhe, eHostela and the massively popular The Wife.”
