Ancestral DNA Results Make Coloured Woman Cry: “Scattered Over Africa”
- A Coloured woman from the Cape Flats became emotional after seeing her ancestral DNA results
- A TikTok video posted a snippet of the original and claimed that the woman was crying because the majority of the results did not show that she was Khoisan
- Social media users spoke about the results and discussed how diverse the Coloured community is
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A snippet of a Cape Flats woman's video showed that she got emotional after discovering the results of her ancestral DNA. However, the social media account that posted the old clip assumed that the woman had tears after finding out that she didn't have a large percentage of the Khoisan community in her blood.
On 9 June, 2025, the TikTok account @blacklivesmatter1769 posted a one-minute clip of a nearly seven-minute YouTube video Lesley-Ann Kleinhans (née Solomons), who identifies as a Cape Coloured woman, posted on her channel, LA Makeup Artistry, on 9 August, 2020.
In the TikTok video, Lesley-Ann, overcome with emotion, revealed her results:
- Western and Central Europe: 24.92%
- Southern Asia: 24.91%
- South Eastern Asia: 12.83%
- Southern Africa - Bantu-speaking: 12.83%
- Southern Africa - KhoeSan: 8.13%
- Central Africa: 4.51%
- Eastern Africa: 3.26%
- Arabian Peninsula: 2.69%
- Western Africa: 2.54%
- Middle East: 2.34%
After noting that her European and Asian ancestry make up roughly 50% of all the findings, Lesley-Ann told the online community:
"I can't believe that the rest of the 50% are scattered over Africa."
She also shared that she had doubts about having European and Asian ancestry.
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Internet users debate in the comments
Thousands of social media users gathered in the comment section to discuss the woman's ancestral DNA results. Online community members mainly expressed their thoughts about what the TikTok user claimed in the post:
"Coloured people say they are Khoisan."
The original video Lesley-Ann posted showed that she did not claim that she was strictly Khoisan, but rather shared the areas of the world from where her ancestors came.
What @blacklivesmatter1769 failed to show was that Lesley-Ann was in amazement immediately after the clip ended and recommended people also take a look at their ancestral history.
@userkingship informed the public:
"Those are tears of joy."
@user3068275558546 shared in the comment section:
"As A Coloured South African, I would love to do these DNA tests. We lost so much of our history because of slavery and apartheid that we, as Coloureds, don't know a lot about who we are and where our ancestors come from. This would be so cool to do."
@nola6973 added under the post:
"Every Coloured who claims Khoi ancestry should take this test. It's not so simple with us."
@elkurdennis8 said to people online:
"One person's result doesn't determine all. Remember, we are mixed race. I don't even know whether I'm Khoisan. I need to have my DNA test done! Maybe I'm Zulu."
@kurtoz5 told TikTok users:
"As a KwaZulu-Natal Coloured, it would be interesting to find out my DNA make-up."
Take a look at the TikTok video below:
3 Other stories about DNA results
- In another article, Briefly News reported that a Cape Coloured woman showcased her diverse ancestry DNA results. She shared with the publication her response to those who say that Coloured people have no culture.
- A South African woman shared how a DNA test brought relief to her marriage after her husband learnt the truth about the child he thought was his. Commenters shared their support after seeing the results.
- A local man was in tears when he discovered that his son wasn't a blood relative. The online community was shocked as they reacted to the footage.
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