25-07-2025
Egoli's Lindie Strydom and Anrich Herbst to shake up Suidooster
Lindie Strydom and Anrich Herbst will debut as Amanda and Mike van Wyk, a married couple, in the popular kykNET soap set in the fictional Cape Town suburb of Ruiterbosch.
Despite both having roots in Egoli, this marks their first time acting opposite one another.
Amanda, a renowned psychologist, and Mike represent a seemingly perfect marriage of 32 years, but as the story progresses, viewers will see cracks in their stability, with gripping and dramatic twists.
Actors Lindie Strydom and Anrich Herbst will soon debut on kykNET soap Suidooster as married couple Amanda and Mike van Wyk.
Lindie first stepped into the spotlight in 1997 when she was cast straight out of school as Karen Edwards in Egoli, while Anrich had his big break at the age of 15 as Wimpie in Orkney Snork Nie. He later played Dewald Vorster (from 1991 to 1995) in the same iconic M-Net soap.
'Like many other viewers, I got to know him as Wimpie from Orkney Snork Nie, and also as the voice behind so many TV and radio ads. He was involved in Egoli before me as Dewald Vorster, but our paths never crossed - until now,' says Lindie, who also became a household name as the presenter of the kykNET faith-based show Geloof, Hoop en Liefde.
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Now, for the first time, the two are heading together to Ruiterbosch - the fictional Cape Town suburb where Suidooster is set - making their first appearance on Wednesday, 6 August as Frankie's (Mienke Ehlers) parents.
Amanda marks Lindie's first soap role since her Egoli days.
'Amanda is a well-known psychologist and relationship expert who has written several books,' Lindie says about her Suidooster character.
'At first glance, it seems Amanda and her husband Mike (Anrich), to whom she has been married for 32 years, are the perfect example of what a marriage should be. But as the storyline unfolds, we also see the less pleasant side of their apparent ease and predictable stability.'
According to Anrich, developments in the storyline will leave viewers breathless.
'All I can say is: remember, it's just a story… but these kinds of things do happen,' he says.
For Anrich, who recently appeared in the kykNET drama series Die Nuusmakers, it's been invigorating to step back into the world of soap operas.
'I enjoy the immediacy of the soap format. It did take me a few weeks to readjust to the techniques it requires,' he adds.
