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Celebrities can’t quite seem to catch a break. Having your name at the disposal of almost anyone and your life documented in the public eye for everyone to see rarely ever seems like a good idea, but this is the reality that celebrities and public figures live with.
Add to that the age of the internet and internet trolls, and you have the perfect recipe to become a villain in the eyes of people who don’t know you. The latest celebrity to feel the wrath of social media outrage is actress Zenande Mfenyana.
The former Generations actress has gotten quite a reputation for being unpleasant and mean over the years.
The origins of the Zenande Mfenyana hate train are still unclear, although it seems that Mfenyana first came under fire after talking about how hard it was to deal with helpers in 2020.
In a since-deleted Twitter post, she wrote:
This resulted in a backlash from various Twitter users, who took no time to call her evil and unkind.
Over the years, Mfenyana has continuously come under fire for the way she has interacted with her fans. In 2021, she was called out after talking about an interaction with a cashier who couldn’t remember her name or where she acted.
Though the interaction started innocently, it ended with Mfenyana not really acknowledging the fact that the cashier knew her from somewhere.
The Twitter post read:
Cashier: You look like this other actor so Me: Oh ok, which one? Cashier: Omong so Me: Errrr ??Cashier: Ke wena neh? Me Nna mang? Cashier:Ke wena maan! Kutlwa ka voice Me: ok sure????????????????????????
— Zenande Mfenyana (@Zenande_Mcfen) June 29, 2021
No matter what she does, it seems the actress cannot find redemption in the eyes of the public, and it seems to get to her.
In another deleted heartfelt Twitter post on Sunday, Mfenyana wrote:
While some fans shared messages of love and light under the post, it took the internet trolls no time to clap back at the actress ,with one Twitter user saying:
While another recalled an altercation with Mfenyana at the beginning of her career as a journalist. She remembered having such love and admiration for Mfenyana, but was quickly shut down when Mfenyana dragged her on Twitter.
I'll make a reference. As a young budding journalist, I so badly wanted to interview/interact with her. I remember seeing her in an old Afrikaans movie and just wanted to ask what that experience was like for her. Homegirl dragged me on Twitter for even just asking. https://t.co/S0e6HgQZwi
— Emma (@emmaphetla) September 18, 2022
In case you’ve missed the Mfenyana hate train, here is what people are saying about her:
Zenande MfenyanaNtando DumaGogo Unathi Nkayi they don't go to shop to buy rudness it comes naturally.
— BabyD (@MissTee02591145) September 18, 2022
Zenande Mfenyana has always been bad hearted, remember how she badly responded to her big fan & when she told us about her househelper annoying her? now we must feel sorry for her.
— Lebo (@lebo1_) September 17, 2022
What did Zenande Mfenyana tweet? Uyadika and usile ke lowo.
— Sibongile Jafta (@JaftaSibongile_) September 17, 2022
zenande mfenyana akaydlalisi tu iblock button ????
— ugh, i hate ??'s (@realunathi_03) September 18, 2022
