Themba “Broly” Mabaso has been on the receiving end of a lot of social media hate this past week. This all stems from the demise of his relationship with the most recent Big Brother Mzansi winner Mpho Wabadimo. Primarily, it was due to how Themba treated Mpho towards the tail end of their relationship.
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Mpho has accused Themba of being unpresent during her pregnancy. Allegations, which has resulted in the public believing that Themba was only with her due to her R2 million win from Big Brother. As such, outside of social media, Themba has faced bullying from Mpho’s supporters.
However, the recent episode of his popular reality show Themba Broly: My Inked World has shared some light on Themba’s personal life. So much so that it has earned him some empathy and sympathy from the public.
The public has a change of heart for Themba Broly
In previous episodes of My Inked World, the focus has been on Themba's relationship with his baby mama of two Nqobile, and how they navigate co-parenting following his rise to fame. As a result, the focus has been on the love triangle between him, Nqobile and Mpho Wabadimo.
However, in the recent episode, we finally got to see Themba as a brother and the breadwinner of his family. A fact which tugged at the heartstrings of a number of viewers. This is as it was revealed that through his fame and subsequent “wealth,” Themba has become the breadwinner of his family.
A family which consists of 14 relatives including his siblings, and the addition of his two children and one on the way. As such, fans seemed to understand why Themba could sometimes not be present for Mpho as he was chasing money in order to support all of the aforementioned family members.
Seeing Themba crying about the reality of being famous and a breadwinner has seen social media at least have a change of heart in terms of the bullying Themba has faced lately.
Most recently, the reality star was facing public bullying as a video went viral when Themba posted a video selfie on social media. As reported:
Big Brother Mzansi's Themba 'Broly' Mabaso's accusations of being broke reaches new heights. This comes after Mabaso posted a video on social media and an empty colgate packet stood out.
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ThembaBroly is under a lot of scrutinies following his messy and shady breakup with his girlfriend, Mpho WaBadimo. It appears scores of turned have since turned against him as they feel as though his love for Mpho WaBadimo was not genuine.
He has been called every name in the book, including being a scammer and a leech, who was after Mpho WaBadimo's money. This comes after recently when the public learned that Mpho WaBadimo was allegedly broke and could not even afford herself airtime. An anonymous source told Maphepha Ndaba that Mpho WaBadimo was broke and that is the reason why she is moving back home.
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