Zahara Opens Up About How Comments From Social Media Trolls Led Her To Depression

Zahara Opens Up About How Comments From Social Media Trolls Led Her To Depression

  • Zahara recently got candid about how the nasty comments from social media trolls have impacted her life
  • Speaking during a recent tell-all interview, the controversial singer admitted that she even battled depression
  • She also addressed those saying they made her popular and made her who she is after saying her gift came from God

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Zahara has gone through a lot over the past few months. The singer, who has admitted that she hit rock bottom and even begged for gigs to save her home, is finally opening up.

Zahara says she battled depression
Zahara got candid about battling depression. Image: @zaharasa
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Zahara reveals that she battled depression due to nasty comments from online trolls

Social media trolls love bullying celebrities by making hurtful comments. Many seem to forget that just like all of us, celebrities are humans too and have feelings.

Zahara has been in the media for all the wrong reasons, from her fallout with DJ Sbu to admitting she was broke after her house was on the verge of repossession.

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According to TimesLIVE, popular singer Zahara recently opened up about the effects of life as a celebrity. The Loliwe singer, who was talking to Tbo Touch on Metro FM, said she battled depression because of people dragging her personal life. She said:

"People go through depression whether I know it or don't know it. There's no way I did not go through depression. There's no way that I did not feel what you guys were saying to me, the daggers that you were pointing at me and digging me, that I did feel no pain."

Zahara shares message with people saying they made her popular

The controversial singer also took the opportunity to set some records straight. The As I Rise star addressed those saying they "gave her a name" and made her popular. She said her gift came from God, and He will take her back to her glory days.

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Dineo Ranaka raises concerns after opening up about battle with depression: "Life is so hard"

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Dineo Ranaka poured her heart out in concerning social media posts. The radio presenter took to her Instagram page on Tuesday 23 May to reveal that she is battling depression.

According to ZAlebs, the outspoken radio and television personality took to her timeline and revealed that she has been dealing with a lot behind closed doors.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.

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