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'Coming 2 America' star Nomzamo Mbatha recalls how Eddie Murphy called her out for her “real” African accent

Courtesy of Amazon StudiosComing 2 America star Nomzamo Mbatha knows a thing or two about African culture considering she was born just north of Durban, South Africa.

While being raised in the motherland obviously gave the actress an advantage when starring in the Afrocentric film, Mbatha tells ABC Audio that there was one thing she wasn’t going to give advice on when it came to her culture.

“I stayed away from advising about the accent. I will say that,” she laughs. “That’s my disclaimer.”

“But I remember on set when we were running lines — I think it was my second day on set and was Eddie’s first

 

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