Ayanda Thabethe Opens up to Fans About Learning to Love Her Body
- Ayanda Thabethe recently got candid about learning to love her body and being happy with her weight
- The star opened up to her fans on Twitter about looking back and remembering how she never used to be satisfied with the numbers on the scale
- Ayanda's fans responded to her with their own feelings about weight and the struggles of never feeling good enough
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Ayanda Thabethe took to social media recently to share a candid thought about body image and her journey with her own weight.
The celeb opened up and shared that she sometimes looks at old pictures and remembers how unhappy she was with her body and how seeing the scale would leave her dissatisfied.
Ayanda reflected on how she looked in the photos and wondered whether anyone ever felt satisfied with their weight, which opened up a conversation about how much of an effect body image can have on a person.
Source: Instagram
Ayanda posted on Twitter:
"When I look back at my old pics, I always think about how skinny I was yet at the time wasn’t happy with the scale, which makes me wonder if anyone is ever happy with their weight..."
The conversation around weight and bodies is shifting as body-positive movements gain more support through popular culture. Fans responding to Ayanda showed how everyone still has a long way to go in order to get to a point where people are not judging themselves or others by their bodies.
Some responded about their own journeys to loving their bodies, while others agreed that there is a struggle to feel content in theirs.
Check out some of the replies below:
@nozipho__: "Haha. me too yazi. I wonder if I’ll ever be happy with my weight even when I start with gym"
@RayMaboya: "Weight conscious people are barely happy with their weight unless otherwise they've reached their body goals for that specific period"
@Sibbs_M: "how true is this?! We need help"
@gasa_sisanda: "Nope we never happy. Phofu I'm not happy. Growing up I was skinny and wanted to be big now that I've gained I want to be skinny so bad"
In previous Ayanda-related news, Briefly.co.za reported on when the star joined Somizi for some exercise and had internet users laughing.
A few Mzansi celebrities like to keep their fitness in order. Somizi Mhlongo and Ayanda Thabethe took part in a saucy work out that had Mzansi social media users chuckling.
In the video, Ayanda is doing some exercises and Somizi comes at her from behind. Somgaga decided to give Ayanda a little bit of a surprise and fell on top of her from behind while she was doing her workout. Somizi had a hilarious caption to the video:
"So Ayanda Thabethe came to me and told me I should stop talking and workout in a harsh tone so I thought I should return the favour by giving her my un D vided attention," said Somizi.
Although Ayanda has been defending her ex-husband Andile Ncube on social media, she decided to hit the gym too. Ayanda commented on the footage as well and said that she would get her revenge on Somizi: "Omg, I literally almost died! Good one, I'll get you back," she said.
Social media users found the video extremely funny and took to the comments section to share their thoughts. Briefly.co.za compiled a few reactions to the Instagram video, take a look at them below:
songzbbw commented:
"I am sure she was like WTF."
peekays0330 said:
"But why Somgaga? Why are you disrupting others?"
bongs.dlamini.3720 commented:
"Social distance, Somizi. Pasop."
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Source: Briefly News
