Jessica Mbangeni took a tumble on stage during her performance at Kuli Roberts memorial service, and she continued without faltering.
The funeral of Kuli Roberts was a celebration of her life and all that she achieved during her 49 years on earth.
But as sombre as it sounded, there were many light-hearted moments when speakers remembered the late star’s feisty, no-nonsense character.
At one point guests and even tweeps were taken aback when praise singer and poet Jessica Mbangeni took a tumble on stage during her performance.
JESSICA MBANGENI PRAISES KULI ROBERTS
Jessica Mbangeni, a Xhosa praise poet, took to the stage to compare the late star to struggle icon, Winnie Madikizela Mandela.
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She said during the service: “Nomakula Kuli Roberts, we will always remember you, for our heritage, it helps us to preserve our culture.”
At that point, the unthinkable happened; the star took a major tumble, knocking the podium and landing on her bottom.
A number of guests rushed to help her up – including Kuli Roberts’s sister Hlubi Mboya – but she rejected their assistance and opted to sit on the floor as she continued her performance.
JESSICA MBANGENI FALLS AT KULI ROBERTS MEMORIAL
She later wrote on Facebook of her experience: “My day was full of pain and agony. Our pillar of strength, the voice of the voiceless has left us to the world of our great fathers… Rise in the glory of God, Kuli Roberts”.
TWEEPS REACT TO JESSICA MBANGENI TUMBLE
A number of tweeps reacted to Jessica Mbangeni’s embarrassing fall during the memorial service. One tweep even suggested Kuli Roberts was trying to send the praise poet a message from the grave!
“I think Kuli had something to do with Jessica Mbangeni falling. Kuli Roberts said “Yey ngizakuu” wathi vys wathi uyavika u Jess wawa [Hey, I’m going to go Jess]”.
“Babe must really consider letting go of this praise poet career. At tata Maponya’s memorial she was chased off the stage”.
“Jessica Mbangeni fell and it all seemed like it was part of the script”.