Post by carld2 on Nov 28, 2011 19:35:57 GMT -5
Egoli was a South African soap which ran from 1991-2010. In the last ten years they had a gay character named Braam (Ebi Halberstadt). For a number of years he was partnered by Krynauw (Hannes van Wyk). Here's an interview with them.
www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=43
Here's an interview with Halberstadt after Braam came out.
www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Egolis-gay-Braam-in-the-spotlight-20010131
I've never actually seen any of this, just read about some of it online. It sounds like they had a few stories (their friend died and they began raising her son), and were an established couple, but weren't allowed by the show to have physical affection - they never kissed each other. They also had a story where Braam fell in love with a woman named Marcelle, and left Krynauw, but there was backlash from gay rights groups and some fans, and the two reconciled.
This all sounds like basic soap stuff but around 2006, Krynauw began to change, becoming a hardened criminal, suddenly having an attraction to women, and cheating on Braam with another man. This led to a physical fight and Krynauw shot Braam! They broke up, but seemed to remain close.
Meanwhile, Braam got into a story where the show's big bitch, Jane, got him to marry her so she'd help him keep custody of his son (one of the boy's relatives was suing for custody). He didn't have any feelings for her, but eventually she seduced him and got pregnant. It wasn't his child, and he divorced her when he learned the truth.
I can't find exactly what the character's exit was. December 2008 has him wanting a divorce and then he returns briefly in March 2009. Does anyone know what his actual exit was? Did he just leave town?
Krynauw seemed to continue to be on the dark side, and had various relationships with women, finally playing a major and malevolent role in the series finale. I don't think he was in the movie version that came out after the show ended.
Did any of you see this show? Are any clips available? I've seen a few of the show but not of these characters. Why did Krynauw change so much and why did their stories change so drastically? Did they get new writers? Had Krynauw always been bi or did that come out of nowhere? What did you think of the story with Braam and Marcelle?
www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=43
Here's an interview with Halberstadt after Braam came out.
www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Egolis-gay-Braam-in-the-spotlight-20010131
I've never actually seen any of this, just read about some of it online. It sounds like they had a few stories (their friend died and they began raising her son), and were an established couple, but weren't allowed by the show to have physical affection - they never kissed each other. They also had a story where Braam fell in love with a woman named Marcelle, and left Krynauw, but there was backlash from gay rights groups and some fans, and the two reconciled.
This all sounds like basic soap stuff but around 2006, Krynauw began to change, becoming a hardened criminal, suddenly having an attraction to women, and cheating on Braam with another man. This led to a physical fight and Krynauw shot Braam! They broke up, but seemed to remain close.
Meanwhile, Braam got into a story where the show's big bitch, Jane, got him to marry her so she'd help him keep custody of his son (one of the boy's relatives was suing for custody). He didn't have any feelings for her, but eventually she seduced him and got pregnant. It wasn't his child, and he divorced her when he learned the truth.
I can't find exactly what the character's exit was. December 2008 has him wanting a divorce and then he returns briefly in March 2009. Does anyone know what his actual exit was? Did he just leave town?
Krynauw seemed to continue to be on the dark side, and had various relationships with women, finally playing a major and malevolent role in the series finale. I don't think he was in the movie version that came out after the show ended.
Did any of you see this show? Are any clips available? I've seen a few of the show but not of these characters. Why did Krynauw change so much and why did their stories change so drastically? Did they get new writers? Had Krynauw always been bi or did that come out of nowhere? What did you think of the story with Braam and Marcelle?