Mzansi slams Zee Nxumalo for disrespecting veteran actress Thembi Seete
Zee Nxumalo has come under fire on social media after a behind-the-scenes video surfaced showing her and legendary entertainer Thembi Seete working together on a campaign photoshoot.
The clip, which has since gone viral, appears to show the rising Amapiano star ignoring or brushing off Seete during what should have been a collaborative moment.
Many viewers felt Zee’s demeanor was dismissive and lacked the respect due to someone of Thembi’s stature in the industry.
Social media users did not hold back, accusing Zee of showing attitude and failing to acknowledge Thembi’s legendary contributions to South African entertainment.
“Our queen has had PR training so much that when she was mized she continued playing for the camera,” one user noted. “You can tell even after the cameras were off she still maintained her poise.”
Another critic wrote, “She treated Thembi like her fan 😭 forgetting that Thembi has been in the game long before her 🙄.”
The criticism continued to pour in:
“Zee Nxumalo is starting to annoy me with this attitude.”
“Hold on ✋🏽 leave legends be, she will have her own recognition not under someone’s shadow.”
“😭It is what it looks like. Then she’ll come with a video saying we are exaggerating, she was friendly with her off cameras.”
“This is so unlike Zee, I know she will come around to give a sound explanation.”
“Otherwise no matter who you think you are, you will never mize Thembi Seete and get away with it. This is our ICON💔”
“Young stars being cold to people they found in the industry will never not be weird to me.”
“Thembi did not deserve that😭😭😭”
As the backlash grows, fans are anticipating a response from Zee, with some still holding out hope that the interaction was misunderstood or taken out of context.
Is it just me or is Zee Nxumalo mizing our legend Thembi Seete🔍 pic.twitter.com/WO1gq8dnUA
— UNCLE CHARLES (@mixedracedUncle) June 21, 2025
