Popular Tanzanian actress, Wema Sepetu has hit the headlines for her massive weight loss that saw her confess she is HIV positive.
Just last week, during her brother´s funeral, she stepped out looking pretty frail and worrying, to masses.
A fan was quick to ask whether she is a HIV victim and Wema shouted:
Nina Ukimwi. [Yes, I have HIV/AIDS.]
Clarification
However, in a recent press conference, the Miss Tanzania 2006 revealed that she has no ailment or condition but she just loves her current body size.
I am very fit. I do not have any disease. The body I have right now is the body that I have loved. People started knowing me while I was petite then added weight and when that happened, people spoke a lot.
The award-winning actress, back in 2006 – when she bagged her crown home – was at 59 kgs.
She then hit 109 kgs, and masses trolled her for the weight gain, which was also messing up with her modelling career.
I used a lot of things. I was desperate because my weight was also affecting my career. I took medicine, I starved myself, I dieted for about a year and some months.
Then people shut up and took her as she was.
She now believes it will just be a matter of time before the masses get used to her current body size as well.
However, speaking in regard to her ´HIV/AIDS´ comment, Wema said she was prompted by the fan and she responded angrily.
Fans sometimes make us angry. So I read a comment that angered me and I was agitated. At the end of the day, I´m a human being, I have feelings. If you want to diss me, it´s okay as long as I am happy.
Ommy Dimpoz
Bongo sensation, Ommy Dimpoz has also shown concern regarding Wema´s body weight which is not just slender, but disturbingly so.
Yani sio mwembamba umekuwa embamba????.
