Actress and fashion designer Enhle Mbali has opened up about a deeply unsettling and spiritually intense moment she experienced while filming a particularly dark scene on set years ago.

Taking to Instagram, Enhle shared behind-the-scenes photos and reflected on a time she described as a major personal test.

The scene in question, shot sometime between 2020 and 2021, involved her character undergoing an initiation into the “dark world,” a role she says left her feeling spiritually burdened.

“My character was just dark yena nje, and I needed cleansing through prayer every time I got home to separate me and her,” she revealed.

But it was one particular shoot day that truly stood out, and not for the right reasons.

“The set designers had done a great job, too good of a job,” she wrote.

“Red candles lit, sage burning, and with every single take my spirit felt a heaviness. It just didn’t feel OK in the environment.”

Concerned by the atmosphere, she turned to her co-stars to check if they were feeling the same way, and, according to Enhle, the general consensus was a resounding yes.

“I’ve never felt so uncomfortable,” she continued, “but as a thespian, I had to deliver. So I did. Through every line and action I prayed so hard—at times even forgetting my lines.”

Despite the eerie set and the heavy emotional toll, Enhle says she eventually found peace in the moment.

“Thank God I’ve been in the industry for this long and understand that if you relax, everything comes to you. I felt carried, and the discomfort and fear just disappeared.”

Her takeaway from the experience was spiritual and profound.

“I’ve never felt my guides and guardian angels surround me like they did. God was present to guard my spirit in a big way—all to keep you entertained,” she reflected.

Enhle concluded her post with a reminder to her followers about the importance of staying spiritually anchored, especially in challenging spaces: “Easy come, easy go. KEEP GOD IN YOUR AURA AT ALL TIMES. We’re only human, we need Him.”