I cry more than you can imagine, says Robbie Malinga’s widow Ann
Robbie Malinga performs a duet with Kelly Khumalo at the nominee announcement for the 14th annual Metro FM awards, 22 February 2015, in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The event will be held on the 28th of February 2015 in Durban. Picture: Alaister Russell
Afropop legend Robbie Malinga has been trending since Friday morning for different reasons. Most on social media who were not aware of the reason why he was trending thought he had passed on.
The Mthande hit maker has been in and out of hospitals since last year in November after being diagnosed with anaemia. As a result, he lost a lot of weight, which worried his fans who thought he would not recover from his illness.
He revealed in an interview with DJ Fresh on Friday that some even said he was the face of Bio-Slim.
“You know at home, you start losing weight, they say you’re dying. HIV positive, you know, and I’ve got kids. I don’t have a problem with bad publicity, it’s been 19 -20 years in the game, they’ve been writing stuff around here but now, they are other people like my kids.
“My son is on social media. There was a time when they said I’m the face of Bio-Slim. It was so funny for me, but for my son, it was not,” he said.
Malinga said there was a time when things were so bad he had to be rushed to hospital, as he was struggling to breathe and was not eating. He regained his strength through prayer with his wife, he said.
“Those were hard times, especially this year. It’s not nice going in and out of hospital, I’m scared of needles,” he said.
When some saw him trending, they assumed that he had passed on. Malinga has been trending because he has released his self-titled album, which is said to be a hit.
Check out some of the reactions on Twitter:
#RobbieMalinga 😂😂😂 atjo black people always think of death hey, ae no guys, pic.twitter.com/0X5iyEVpz2
— Ausi o ke popo 🇮🇹 (@felicity_teatea) November 10, 2017
#RobbieMalinga 😂😂😂 atjo black people always think of death hey, ae no guys, pic.twitter.com/0X5iyEVpz2
— Ausi o ke popo 🇮🇹 (@felicity_teatea) November 10, 2017
When Ntlemeza saw #RobbieMalinga trending. pic.twitter.com/pjf59eygaA
— Loeto Mocwane (@LoetoMocwane) November 10, 2017
#RobbieMalinga pic.twitter.com/hTLRYGLanu
— Kgosi (@Scoozia) November 10, 2017
Athi she was already humming "Amagugu" when she saw ukuthi #RobbieMalinga is trending. pic.twitter.com/4yK8TBmW27
— 𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐬𝐨 🏴☠️ (@uLoyiso_) November 10, 2017
Everyone was so worried about #RobbieMalinga until they saw it's about his album
— MAMA SEBABATSO (@LebohangPhakedi) November 10, 2017
Everyone was so worried about #RobbieMalinga until they saw it's about his album
— MAMA SEBABATSO (@LebohangPhakedi) November 10, 2017
Y'all didn't even think of hospital nyana ke 😤 #RobbieMalinga
— Thapelo (@Deepkid_ZA) November 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Laydeephum/status/928983933714358277
I swear when I saw #RobbieMalinga trending my heart skipped a beat but since I didn't see #NathiMthethwa tweeting RIP was I was relieved
— IG:SimplyTshepi3 (@SimplyTshepi2) November 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Nkosinathirad/status/928983004902510593
https://twitter.com/LovetteLovs/status/928982611485188097
#RobbieMalinga almost had Pastors like… pic.twitter.com/RxdGKfNKPq
— Jan Van Rubric (@AthiBakana21) November 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/lutherversatile/status/928982133435224067
Walked into this #RobbieMalinga trend like……kanti issa album. pic.twitter.com/WEIU7QBfNF
— Athi (@athidivine) November 10, 2017
When i saw bab #RobbieMalinga trending i was ready to sing "hamba kahle" like.. pic.twitter.com/3XB8NWd5TS
— Mystro V (@Mystro_V) November 10, 2017
I honestly thought the worst when I saw this trend #RobbieMalinga
— 💎 (@Mthokozisi___) November 10, 2017
When i saw #RobbieMalinga trending I thought he…entlek never mind pic.twitter.com/6H76DLX5fn
— Bobzen (@Bobzen_) November 10, 2017
Am happy to see why Robbie z trending i almost had a heart attack #RobbieMalinga
— MaGcwanini❤💕 (@Thabie_Miya) November 10, 2017
#RobbieMalinga is trending ow no pic.twitter.com/uJD58sX6kC
— 🇿🇦mlu🇿🇦 (@umlunghisi_) November 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Nonjaay1/status/928980424847708161
Some of you were ready to pull a Mzwakhe Mbuli on #RobbieMalinga pic.twitter.com/91wRmG3rMs
— patron. ☔️ (@primo_lungsta) November 10, 2017
i was panicking a bit seeing le chap trend only to find out i'm panicking because he dropped a new album kwakuhle #RobbieMalinga pic.twitter.com/LNAp4X49nk
— SHARLEEN M💙 (@TS_muffins) November 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/Nonjaay1/status/928979070146277376
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