Losing weight doesn’t really mean that you are sick, people are exercising to get their bodies in a good shape. Remember when exercising your body sweats and that sweat is all the unwanted fats in your body. People who are exercising are very healthy.
Here are 5 South African celebrities who have lost weight;
1. Mampintsha and Babes Wodumo
Mandla Maphumulo, known professionally as Mampintsha, is a South African DJ and music producer. His collaboration with Babes Wodumo, “Wololo”, is featured in Black Panther.
Bongekile Simelane, better known as Babes Wodumo is a South African gqom artist and choreographer. She rose to fame following the release of her breakthrough song “Wololo”, in 2016. The song later appeared on her debut studio album, Gqom Queen, released in late 2016.
Mampintsha and Babes Wodumo are married.
2. Tumi Morake
Tumi Morake is a South African comedian, actress, TV personality, and writer. In 2018, she became the first African woman to have her own set on Netflix. She is also known to be the first woman to host Comedy Central Presents in Africa. She was in a loss weight journey.
3. Minnie Dlamini-Jones
Minenhle Jones née Dlamini known as Minnie is a South African on-air personality, actress and model. In 2010 she was selected as the new presenter for the SABC 1 Friday live-music show Live Amp. She started exercising and got her body back.
4. Sophie Lichaba
Sophie Lichaba, née Mphasane, formerly Sophie Ndaba, is a South African actress. She played Queen Moroka in the soap Generations. In 2016, she was guest judge in the final Miss South Africa 2016 beauty pageant. She battled with depression for some time and lost too much weight.
5. Busiswa
Busiswa Gqulu, known mononymously as Busiswa or Busi, is a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, she gained public recognition for her feature on DJ Zinhle’s song, “My Name Is”, after being discovered by Kalawa Jazmee’s CEO Oskido. She started her weight loss journey after being mocked or body shamed when advertising lingerie for Ackermans.