Khanyi Mbau: ‘Surgery and self-love are not connected’
Actress and media personality Khanyi Mbau believes that cosmetic surgery is a form of freedom and self-expression.
Former The Wife actress Khanyi Mbau shares her perspective on confidence after having cosmetic surgeries.
KHANYI MBAU: ‘I AM A NATURALLY CONFIDENT PERSON’
Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Khanyi Mbau says that surgery and self-love have no relation.
“We first need to understand surgery and self-love have no relation. People have tried to cushion their discomfort about what they feel is taboo by labelling their projections and saying surgery is a result of a lack of self-love.”
She adds that she’s a naturally confident person and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
“I am a naturally confident person, so any procedure has never been about self-love and self-confidence. I cannot also attach self-love to any needle or procedure. Self-love is not something you apply. Self-love is love.”
Mbau adds that she sees herself in different ways due to her exposure to different cultures, places and experiences.
“Cosmetic surgery is an expression of freedom of self-expression. I am not of this body; it only houses my soul. It’s my character that should define my values, not what I look like.”
ACTRESS’ COSMETIC PROCEDURES
The reality TV star, Khanyi Mbau has reportedly undergone several cosmetic procedures including botox, fillers, threads, veneers, liposuction, breast augmentation twice and blepharoplasty.
Sowetan reported in 2017 that the Netflix’s Young, Famous, and African star explained: “I had a boob job. I have always been teased in this country, for being a doll and fake, pink skin and not liking being black. But I feel that I always want to get out of the box.”
She also revealed at the time that she wants women to understand that if the body is given to them for free it’s theirs.
“We need to experiment and that’s why we are given the mind. Your body is your artwork, your canvas, do what you want.”