Petronella Tshuma Shares How She Navigates Negativity As a Christian: "It's Better I Keep Quiet"

• South African actress Petronella Tshuma shed light on how she deals with negativity as a Christian
• The star shockingly got dragged into Stephanie Sandows and Hungani Ndlovu's divorce drama, with people accusing her of being the culprit
• This resulted in the former Scandal! stars standing up for Petronella, but she recently revealed why she did not stand up for herself
• Briefly News spoke to relationship expert Paula Quinsee, who shared the consequences for those falsely blamed in public divorces

South African actress Petronella Nontsikelelo Tshuma recently spoke about the negative side of social media as a God-fearing woman. Tshuma, who co-hosts a podcast with her bestie, Stephanie Sandows, received backlash after she and her estranged husband, Hungani Ndlovu, announced their divorce.

While some fans were disheartened by the news of Hungani and Stephanie's split, some trolls saw this as an opportunity to rope Petronella Tshuma into the mess. The star received a lot of hatred, with people blaming her for the former celebrity couple's divorce.

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How Petronella deals with trolls

Just recently, the actress took to TikTok to share just how disheartening dealing with trolls can be when you are a Christian. Apart from blocking trolls or turning off comments, Tshuma said it is rather unfair that believers have to steer clear of defending themselves.

“Being Christian is hard. I think maybe to a certain extent it can be very unfair. I really find the mental pressure that is on us as Christians very hard. On my videos, I have had to block a lot of comments to protect myself, and I have also opened some of my comments in some of my videos.”

Petronella, because of her assignment as a Christian, opts to remain silent and not fight back. This does seem unfair, as Tshuma said she and every other Christian have every right to protect themselves when they get attacked. She added that her silence is not an admission of weakness; however, she is more focused on the image she is creating for herself.

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"I really want to reflect God as much as I can. I am really reserved. I like to keep to myself. As Christians we have every right to protect ourselves when we are being attacked.”

Relationship expert Paula Quinsee spoke to Briefly News journalist Tayananiswa Zvikaramba, and she shared that those falsely accused of causing a couple to divorce can be affected emotionally and psychologically.

She shared that if their public image is tied to their self-worth or identity, the public criticism can cause inner conflict and make them question themselves.

Stephanie defends bestie from trolls

In a viral video, Stephanie Sandows lashed out at people who were dishing out mean comments about her and Tshuma.

"In the last few days or weeks, I have endured a level of bullying that I have never endured in my life. I have been told the kind of mother I am, the kind of wife I was," she said.

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On the hurtful comments about her bestie, Stephanie Sandows said, "You guys are attacking her character, you are attacking her as a mother."

Agreeing with her was her estranged hubby Hungani, who replied with, "Well said."

Stephanie on starting over

In a previous report from Briefly News, Stephanie Ndlovu gave a profound speech at an event following her divorce.

This was the first time Stephanie officially addressed the public after she and her former husband, Hungani, released a statement announcing their separation.

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News