Reality TV star and actress Khanyi Mbau is being compared to late pop star Michael Jackson after an old interview with Deborah Patta emerged on social media on Thursday, 14 September.The old interview of the actress Khanyi Mbau shared by social media user @ThisIsColbert is trending on X (formerly known as Twitter).
The video of Mbau and broadcaster Deborah Patta had scores of users reacting to how The Wife star looked before she bleached her skin.
TshisaLIVE reports that the reality TV star admitted to spending R95 000 on cosmetic surgery in 2017.
Mbau also encouraged women to be comfortable in their own skin in July 2020.
“Being black doesn’t mean you have to look black. Being black is a state of being. Being black is a sense of spirit.”
“Being black is a sense of how you think and how you see yourself but it doesn’t mean you have to look indigenous. Why are we living in a world that won’t allow us to explore and be who we want to be?”
She also said that ninety percent of our celebrities lighten their skin and it’s part of the game.@KeSeRomeo: “Khanyi messed with this beautiful face, hle. I think she looked like Bongani Fassie’s girlfriend, Buhle.”
@Wahaenne: “Khanyi muhle lana (beautiful here) yoh. We didn’t see it nor did we tell her… That’s why she changed to what she is today. Tjo. Esika Michael Jackson.”
@DavyKhonzani: “Debra was so condescending and disrespectful in her attitude towards Khanyi. Cringe fest, no impartiality whatsoever.”