‘I was in shock’ Motsi Mabuse breaks down over perceived ‘racial slur’ in German paper

Motsi Mabuse, 41, has admitted she was extremely upset after seeing a photo of herself appear in a German tabloid alongside the caption “the chocolate didn’t help either”. However, editors have insisted the word chocolate was used in reference to sweets handed out to keep the audience happy during the filming of a show Motsi was appearing on.

The South African dancer appeared on German TV show Das Supertalent as a last-minute replacement for one of the judges after they tested positive for Covid.

She was left devastated after a piece in leading German publication Bild featured a write up of the show and included a picture of her which was captioned: “The chocolate didn’t help either.”

Motsi shared a post on Instagram which said she’d been left devastated by the words, while editors at Bild have insisted the caption was referring to chocolate bars which were handed out to audience members during filming.

In a message posted on Instagram, Motsi wrote: “After having a wonderful photoshoot last night I switched on my phone and was shocked really truly shocked, after the shock I was extremely disappointed and sad!

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The caption published in Bild has since been changed and the publication’s deputy editor in chief Timo Lokoschat released a statement saying it referred to chocolate bars that were given out to “appease the audience” during filming.

According to the Daily Mail, he added: “We changed it anyway. It was by no means intended to offend anyone.”

Motsi lives in Germany and is a judge on the country’s version of Strictly, Let’s Dance, while she previously appeared as a judge on Das Supertalent back in 2011.

The star is vehemently against racism and often takes to social media to campaign against vile online trolling.