Uncle Waffles Responds to Concerns About Her Weight Loss in Video: “I’m Not Sick”
- On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, Uncle Waffles posted a video on TikTok addressing speculation about her weight loss
- Uncle Waffles also addressed old rumours that she is transgender, explaining their origin and why she addressed them twice before
- The music producer suggested reasons for her weight loss and dismissed comments by people who have never met her
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Globally acclaimed music producer and DJ Uncle Waffles has responded to concerns about her weight loss.
Uncle Waffles’ weight and appearance have been constantly scrutinised on social media. The Tanzania hitmaker’s weight became the centre of online speculation after a blogger shared a video of her performing at the Afro Plus Fest on 31 August 2025 in the United States.
On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, Uncle Waffles, who has earned a reputation for keeping her private life under wraps, finally broke her silence and clarified details about her weight loss.
The Baphi hitmaker took to her official TikTok account and shared a long clip addressing concerns about her weight and old rumours that she is transgender. In the caption, the BET Awards 2025 nominee dismissed speculation that she was sick. The video was captioned:
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“#stitch with @Penelope_ubisi It’s so odd lol. Let a ho live, eh (I’m not sick, my weight is literally none of your business, even tho that may be shocking to a dumb f)”
Uncle Waffles clarifies trans rumours
In the video, Uncle Waffles detailed how her appearance has always been a point of social media chatter. She explained how the rumours that she was trans started and why she addressed them twice.
“The trans conversation started off based on a Facebook post that someone made about me and Uncle Vinny, saying that I was Uncle Vinny's brother and that I was jealous. I decided to transition for more attention, right? And the only reason I addressed that even initially, when the first conversation happened, was because a lot of people who are queer who are around me were receiving a lot of hate. And I do not want to create an environment where people feel like they can comfortably say that about people around me, especially as someone who has a diverse supporter group,” Uncle Waffles explained.
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Uncle Waffles addresses weight loss speculation
Uncle Waffles suggested that her weight loss is due to her hectic schedule. She also denied suggestions that she had lost a lot of weight, arguing that people who are saying that haven’t seen her in person.
“People assume that within that, you have to get 8 hours of sleep, you need to be drinking all your water, you have to be eating well. I'm in a place right now in my life where I'm comfortable with my weight. I'm comfortable with myself. Even when you guys were calling me fat and people were calling me all types of things last year, I was actually OK with myself. And even now, as people are speaking about, oh, I've lost too much weight, you actually don't know me. So, you actually don't know if I've lost too much weight. You only encounter with me is this. It's a parasocial experience. That's the only encounter with me, so I haven't lost too much weight. You actually don't know me,” Uncle Waffles said.
Watch the video below:
Uncle Waffles' scrutinised after hanging out with Ice Spice
Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that Uncle Waffles' body language became a topic of online chatter after she was spotted with American rapper Ice Spice.
In a video shared widely on social media, Uncle Waffles was spotted sitting next to Ice Spice at the New York Fashion Week on Tuesday, 16 September. The video sparked a flurry of reactions, with netizens focusing on Uncle Waffles' body language.
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