'This is real' — Gogo Skhotheni goes viral with church service, announces upcoming prayer session

A week after renouncing ubungoma, Gogo Skhotheni has embarked on another spiritual journey — this time she's embracing Christianity.

Gogo Skhotheni, real name Tumi Motsoeneng, has shot up trends lists as videos of her “preaching” and leading a congregation in song wearing a white tight-fitting dress at a church have gone viral. 

In the videos she can be heard saying, “Lord, we are asking for forgiveness for our sins. We are praying for our households. Send down your angels.”

An online prayer session set to take place on May 17 has also been shared on social media.

Speaking to TshisaLIVE, Gogo Skhotheni confirmed she wanted to host prayer sessions, saying despite facing backlash and criticism from some of her followers she remains committed to her new spiritual path.

“This is real,” she said.

She has been using her sangoma name Gogo Skhotheni as her stage name. She said she was not willing to change it as she had done good business with it.  

“I'm not willing to change my stage name because I've worked hard for the Skhotheni brand, not only as a sangoma but as an entrepreneur and DJ, so I am not going to change it any time soon. I won't listen to anyone rushing me to do it.”

The reality TV star faced backlash from some of her initiates online when she announced she was no longer a sangoma.

“They need help more than I do. I am 10 times ahead with my mental health so it doesn't break me. It hurts because these are people I've taken as my own children, so seeing such hurts me, but that does not stop me being myself. We move on.”