Actress Busisiwe Lurayi, who starred in Netflix’s ‘How to Spoil Christmas’, died suddenly on Sunday July 10 at the age of 36.
Since 2020, she lent her features to the character of Tumi Sello, free and unconventional womanin the comedy series How to ruin Christmas, available on Netflix. Unfortunately, platform subscribers will no longer be able to watch this program without thinking about the tragic fate of the actress. Busisiwe Lurayi passed away Sunday, July 10, at the age of 36 yearsconfirmed the family of the South African actress in a press release relayed by the agency of the latter and quoted by Tele-Leisure. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Busisiwe Lurayi. Busisiwe is died suddenly and was pronounced dead at her home by a doctor this Sunday, July 10″can we read in this press release.
For the moment, the circumstances of this disappearance have not been discovered. “The causes of death are still unknownwe are waiting for autopsy results“, is it specified in the press release. Busisiwe Lurayi’s family, which calls for respect for the privacy of its members during this painful ordeal, nevertheless assured that information will be shared once the cause of death has been determined.
A flourishing career in South Africa
Busisiwe Lurayi’s career took a major turn when she landed the role of Tumi Sello in the miniseries How to ruin Christmas, in which her character tries to make amends after ruining her sister’s Christmas wedding. In 2021, a second season of 4 episodes, How to Spoil Christmas: The Funeral, has also been uploaded to Netflix. Last June, the series was even renewed for a third season, title How to Spoil Christmas: The Baby Shower. In addition to this role of Tumi Sello, which moreover earned him the SAFTA (South African Film and Television Awards) Golden Horn Award for best actresshas also starred in several South African productions such as the sitcom City Ses’la as well as in an episode ofEmergency roomin 2006.