Blue Mbombo: I was called a hoe when I was a virgin

Reality show star Blue Mbombo has been called all the names under the sun, but she says it won't shake her belief in herself.

The star was propelled into the spotlight as a contestant on Big Brother Mzansi 2015 and has been under public scrutiny ever since.

Taking to Instagram recently, Blue wrote about the misconceptions she has had to battle since becoming famous.

"I was called a hoe while I was a virgin. They called me (a) gold-digger, yet I lived in a shack. Some said I was fake because I wasn't what they wanted me to be," she wrote.

She went on to explain that "people will always talk" but the key is to know yourself.

Something that Blue has mastered.

"What matters is knowing yourself. I know who I am," she added.

Blue has spoken before about the hate that she has received as a public figure.

In fact, she recently told Drum that she got a tirade of abuse from social media users after rumours first surfaced that her and her ex K2 had broken up.

"I decided to let people know (about the split) on social media because I was being bullied by K2’s fans who had started speculating about the breakup,” she told the publication.