‘Babes Wabantu’: Gqom queen’s raunchy snap irks fans

South African artist Babes Wodumo can’t seem to do anything right when it comes to online trolls and social media bullies. The gqom artist is back to performances and is once again wearing the tight and short outfits she became famous for many years back. Heading online, she shared a pic from a recent performance which according to some, is highly inappropriate.

Many compared her to exotic dancer Zodwa Wabantu who is famous for showing off her body in revealing clothing.

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Babes Wodumo‘s sexy snap gets criticised

Self-proclaimed queen of gqom, Babes Wodumo, is picking up the pieces of her life after losing her husband Mampintsha in 2022.

The singer took a small break from the music scene and left her fans concerned after making headlines for all of the wrong reasons.

She has been spotted out and about a number of times in the last few months and has even started attending events and performing again.

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In fact, this week, she headed online to share a sexy snap of herself on stage. In the photo, she is wearing a figure-hugging yellow catsuit which left very little to the imagination.

Take a look below:

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A post shared by Bongekile Simelane (@babes_wodumo)

Instant backlash

Taking to the comment section, a lot of people questioned the young star’s decision to post the pic. Some even compared her to raunchy dancer Zodwa Wabantu.

Read some of their comments below:

“Ladies learn to respect ur bodies,” one person said while another wrote:

“It’s indecency though.”

One fan did, however, defend the mom of one:

“What I really don’t understand ukthi you’ll acting like it the first time seeing uBabes wearing like this, her man didn’t have a problem with it so it’s best to mind your own business.”

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