Limpopo Boy Scores Awards Nomination Months After Leaked Video Scandal
- Limpopo Boy, real name Robert Matome Thoka, received a Feather Awards nomination for Drama Queen of the Year
- His nomination comes months after a private explicit video involving him leaked online in August 2026
- He faces competition from Credo V Daniels and Mel Viljoen in the same category at the 18th annual awards
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Limpopo Boy is back in the spotlight, this time for an unexpected reason. Months after a private video scandal thrust him into the centre of South African social media conversations, the dancer and musician has landed a nomination at the 18th annual Feather Awards.
Robert Matome Thoka, as he is legally known, has been nominated for Drama Queen of the Year. The nominations were unveiled on Thursday, 1 October, at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The ceremony's theme this year is "The Signature Edition", with its focus on LGBTQIA+ excellence, visibility, creativity and allyship.
A scandalous path to nomination
Limpopo Boy first grabbed national attention on 9 August 2026, when an explicit private video involving him and a woman circulated widely online. His name trended across platforms as South Africans weighed in on the leak.
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His co-nominees in the Drama Queen of the Year category are equally notable for their own controversies. Credo V Daniels, who faced questions about whether artificial intelligence was used to create his music, publicly insisted that he produced and sang every track himself. Doubts resurfaced after a live performance drew comparisons between his stage vocals and his recorded material. Mel Viljoen rounds out the trio. She and her husband Peet Viljoen drew attention after relocating to the United States as part of a group described as Afrikaner refugees, only to be deported and return to South Africa amid fraud allegations.
Full list of notable Feather Awards nominees
Beyond the drama-filled category, the 18th Feather Awards feature a broad slate of nominees. Manana, Thando Zide and Zee Nxumalo are competing for Musician of the Year, while Sdumo Mtshali, Vuyo Biyela and Teddy Geldart, also known as DopeZuluboi, are in the running for Hunk of the Year.
Former Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has been nominated for Sports Personality of the Year. The Social Media Personality of the Year category includes Primo Baloyi, Grace Mondlana and Coachella Randy. Banele Ndaba, Siya Bunny and Kagiso Mogola will compete for Best Styled Individual.
Several honorary awards will also be handed out. Veteran broadcaster Felicia Mabuza-Suttle is set to receive the Role Model of the Year honour, while Thobeka Mbane will take home the Fag Hag of the Year award. Namibian LGBTQIA+ activist Hillary Shimi will be recognised with the Global Feather of the Year award for the Namibian Lesbian Festival Pride PopUp. The Simon Nkoli Award recipient had not been announced at the time of publication.
Feather Awards founder Thami "Thami Dish" Willis described this edition as one built around recognising significant milestones within the LGBTQIA+ community. The event also includes an exhibition by Mamba Online marking 25 years of queer media, as well as a Love Equally booth dedicated to community support and visibility.
Limpopo Boy showed love to Skomota
Limpopo Boy posted a video montage on social media celebrating his friendship with Skomota amid the leaked bedroom video fallout.
The clips showed the duo's shared moments across several countries, capturing their friendship and close bond.
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