Zodwa explained she always expects people to act shocked over whatever she decides to put on her body and she’s accepted it.
Zodwa Wabantu stopped traffic at the annual Vodacom Durban July with her cut-out lacey number, but for her, it wasn’t the stares that got her in her feels when she spoke to TshisaLIVE on Monday, it was the very personal reactions she got from ordinary women.
Zodwa wore a dress that was inspired by a J.Lo red carpet look that she saw on the internet, then she messaged her designer and got it made for the occasion. Known for her sans panty stance, many weren’t shocked at Zodwa’s choice of dress.
The entertainer said she also realised that because she took her inspiration from the States people didn’t know how to attack her because no one hated on J.Lo.
“People knew that they would be exposed if they came for me because in SA, it’s okay for Beyoncé and Rihanna to be n@ked and be inspirational but Zodwa is trashy. They couldn’t judge my dress because they didn’t judge J.Lo for hers. It exposes people’s double standards but my people know what I stand for. That’s all that matters.”