‘The Real Housewives of Durban’: Nonku Williams Breaks Silence on Battling Anxiety and Alcohol Addiction

‘The Real Housewives of Durban’: Nonku Williams Breaks Silence on Battling Anxiety and Alcohol Addiction

  • The Real Housewives of Durban brought drama, friendships and some tearjerking moments that left Mzansi emotional
  • In the last episode of the show, Nonku Williams opened up about how she has relied on medication to manage her anxiety
  • She also spoke about having a drinking problem, many peeps related to her struggles and commended her for speaking up about it

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Nonku Williams has revealed that she turns to alcohol and medication when under a lot of pressure. The reality television star opened up about her problem during the show's last episode.

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Nonku Williams opened up about her drinking issues on the last episode of ‘The Real Housewives of Durban’. Image: @nonku_williams
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Nonku has been hinting that she was not in a good space throughout the second season of the popular Showmax show.

According to TIMESLive, the star said not being able to cope with many challenges in her life forced her to rely on anxiety medication and alcohol. She said:

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"Being a single parent, sometimes I feel so alone. I can confess that at times I would drink to escape reality because there are times when it gets too much and I can't cope."

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Mzansi social media users shared the same sentiments. Many shared that, just like Nonku, they also take alcohol to escape from day-to-day life problems. Peeps headed to Twitter to commend the reality star for the courage to open up about her battles.

@thereal__arzee said:

"I’m proud of Nonku; she carried that show on her back because she was unapologetically herself throughout the show and still managed to do an introspection. this is why every season we will see her on that show."

@darkie_hues commented:

"Nonku man! a lot of us can relate sis beer can be an escape … for a moment."

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@prettygirl_keahuli added:

"I was watching the last episode of #RHOD, and there is a part where Nonku confessed to her "drinking problem," and she explained why, she further said, "reality can be too hard to face at times", it was an emotional situation."

The Real Housewives of Durban star Annie shows off pricey wig, Mzansi social media users roast her: “Curtains”

Briefly News previously reported that The Real Housewives of Durban star Annie Ludick Mthembu has been dragged after posting a video of herself rocking an expensive wig. Mzansi's social media users shared that the pricey hairpiece doesn't look good on her.

Mzansi tweeps love to hate the reality TV star as most of them think she's a mean woman. On countless occasions, she's been accused of not respecting her castmates who are not married.

A social media user re-posted the video of the stunner showing off her new hair on Twitter. The clip was originally posted on TikTok.

Source: Briefly News

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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.