Twiggy Moli, Ronaldo

Influencer Twiggy Moli caused a stir when she called Ronaldo a ‘po*s’ on SuperSport. Images via @cristiano, @twiggymoli/Instagram

Who is Twiggy Moli? Meet influencer who called Ronaldo a ‘p**s’

Influencer Twiggy Moli caused a stir when she called Ronaldo a ‘po*s’ on SuperSport. Here are 5 facts about the ‘SuperPicks’ presenter…

Twiggy Moli, Ronaldo

Influencer Twiggy Moli caused a stir when she called Ronaldo a ‘po*s’ on SuperSport. Images via @cristiano, @twiggymoli/Instagram

South African influencer Twiggy Moli set tongues wagging on Wednesday 30 November after a short video of her using an expletive to refer to Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo went viral.

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The derogatory word “po*s” — which is an Afrikaans slang term for vagina — shot up to the number one spot on the twitter trends list.

This came after a “rehearsal” clip of SuperSport’s betting show, SuperPicks, saw Twiggy insulting the former Manchester United footballer who is currently in Qatar for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

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INFLUENCER CALLS RONALDO A P**S

In the short video doing the rounds on social media, Twiggy is asked who she would want to see winning the world cup, to which she replies Messi.

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But it is her reason for picking Messi over Ronaldo that raised eyebrows.

“Messi, because Ronaldo is a p**s,” she is heard saying. When her colleague asks “can you even say that?,” Twiggy responds “I just did.”

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Following the clip, SuperSport released a short statement on Twitter. The sports broadcasting channel claimed that the clip is from a rehearsal and was not meant for broadcast.

WHO IS TWIGGY MOLI?

1. Her real name is Tshepang Mollison. She is from Soweto, Gauteng.

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2. The 30-year-old is a Film & Radio Production graduate from University of Cape Town and a Brand Strategy and Communications graduate from Vega.

3. She started her career as a blogger. Her blog, Sleepless in Soweto, covers fashion, food, lifestyle and travel.

4. Twiggy Moli has also worked with various brands including Levi’s, Inecto, Mercedes Benz, Diesel, Absolut Vodka and Spree.

5. SuperSport approached her last December to work at the DStv Compact Cup final. She now works on the sports channel’s betting show SuperPicks.

“Because of my experience and background with lifestyle content, I was selected to go to Spain for the La Liga experience. My role on that trip was to capture the lifestyle aspect around that derby weekend and showcase the entire experience from a lifestyle lens and not that of a sports journalist

“I know very little about soccer but I represent many people who know little but are interested in getting into it or have found themselves watching the game with a boyfriend or a brother,” she said on TaggedOnline.