'Khanyi Mbau is the new age Michael Jackson' — Khanyi trends with old interview with Debora Patta

It's been a young minute since media personality Khanyi Mbau bleached her skin but it seems some tweeps can't shake it off. 

The star is no stranger to trolls and on Thursday morning it was no different. 

X (formerly known as Twitter) was abuzz with scores of users reacting to how Khanyi looked (skin tone) in an old interview the star did with broadcaster Debora Patta.

In July 2020, Khanyi addressed comments about her decision to lighten her complexion, encouraging women to be comfortable in their own skin.

Khanyi told women to embrace whatever beauty regime they were happy with, adding that being black was a state of being.

“Being black doesn't mean you have to look black. Being black is a state of being. Being black is a sense of spirit. Being black is a sense of how you think and how you see yourself but it doesn't mean you have to look indigenous. Why are we living in a world that won't allow us to explore and be who we want to be?

“They may not be as honest and open as I am. Ninety percent of your celebrities lighten their skin. It is part of the game. Remember our game is different to your game ... it is a culture. It is how we play. We don't want to look ordinary because we do not live an ordinary lifestyle,” she said.

Khanyi confirmed to TshisaLIVE that she forked out R95,000 on her last cosmetic surgery in 2017.

She went under the knife for a waist reduction procedure, liposuction and some work on her breasts.

Khanyi has also told haters where to get off. “I am not shy of being black, I am very black but I am the free black. The liberated and free black. The one who, if I want to do something I do it, regardless of what people say.” 

Here's a recap of the comments about Khanyi: