‘No hood like #motherhood’: ‘Skeem Saam’ actress on cancelled gigs

Actress and mother of two Pebetsi Nolo Matlaila, who plays the role of Mokgadi Matloga on SABC1’s soapie Skeem Saam, has revealed that she’s cancelled social events for the safety of her children.

Matlaila who welcomed her second daughter with husband Lloyd Mbatha this past April also told her followers on Instagram that she’s become more protective and paranoid because of the coronavirus.

The actress says she now only leaves her home when she’s shooting and has learned to work from home because she doesn’t want to miss out on all the special moments with her baby.

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‘NO FILTER, NO EDIT’

Matlaila who is known for speaking her mind on social media also took to her Instagram account in June to reveal that she refuses to be bullied into snapping back her pre-baby body.

She posted an unedited and unfiltered picture of herself heavily pregnant two months before giving birth and reminded her followers what she used to look like. 

She stated that it took her nine months to put on her baby weight, and that it usually takes just as long to put it off.

So what’s with the unnecessary pressure society places us under to snap back right away – the actress said.

She also advised new mothers to be realistic about their post-baby weight-loss journey and told them to not allow themselves to be pressured by society.

The next thing you subject yourself to dangerous methods to drop the weight fast when the focus should be on regaining and maintaining your health first.

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