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South African Stars Are Speaking Up About Their Mental Health After the Tragic Death of Nellie Tembe
These celebrities are helping to destigmatize mental health by sharing their stories.
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South African celebrities have taken to social media to share their own personal stories of battling mental health issues following the death of 22-year-old Anele “Nellie” Tembe, a qualified chef and model as well as fiancée to rapper AKA.
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FOLLOWING the death of AKA’s fiancee Anele “Nellie” Tembe, people on social media have been opening about living with mental illness.
Mzansi celebs have also joined in a thread on Twitter and spoken about struggling with mental illness.
The thread was started by Dr Carolina Odman, who spoke about struggling with mental illness.
Afro-soul singer Simphiwe Dana also commented and shared her story. From there, Mel Bala, K Naomi, Brenda Mntambo and Nina Hastie joined in too.