Cape Town – Despite her fame, music star Uncle Waffles has not escaped the trolls and critics on social media after she appeared in a video with American jewellers Ice Box.
The Tanzania hitmaker appeared in promotional video for Ice Box in which she browsed the store and learnt about the jewellery-making process. However, despite Uncle Waffles being her same charismatic self, she received a ton of criticism for her appearance, especially her hair, teeth and nails.
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The original video, which Ice Box has since removed, attracted many comments that targeted her appearance. Unbeknownst to Uncle Waffles, the video had many social media users – particularly US ones – criticising her appearance. This included commentary about her platinum blonde glue-on wig, make-up, teeth, and missing acrylic nails, The South African reported.
Here are some of the comments from Instagram:
@phatboyshole94: “Why is her forehead peeling😮
@iam_arus: “You can really tell her wig stylist didn’t fly out with her too 😖 It’s giving “I did it myself.”
@talktostephan: “You also need to see a dentist.”
@the_designer_doll: “Priorities in the wrong order missing the nail and the lace is lifting. This is embarrassing
@1bosprada: “Her makeup is awful”
The Americans are bullying Uncle Waffles ku Instagram pic.twitter.com/zdnp7FM6r3
— Paballo❄️ (@paballo_maseko) June 21, 2023
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen