WATCH: Nozipho Ntshangase's bold 'mommy make-over' - a journey of self-love and transformation

South African reality TV star Nozipho Ntshangase recently revealed on social media that she had a tummy tuck and liposuction done as part of her “mommy make-over”.

On Monday, August 4, the "Life Lately" podcaster posted an Instagram reel documenting her recovery, seven days after undergoing cosmetic surgery. She had initially made her followers guess the type of surgery she had.

She captioned her post: “Hi fam. My post op update as promised. It’s been 7 days since my ABDOMINOPLASTY procedure.”

Ntshangase thanked the medical team as well as the surgeon who helped her make her recovery journey smooth and took good care of her.

While many celebrities in SA choose the international route, Ntshangase, however, chose a local surgeon, Professor Chrysis Sofianos, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon based in Johannesburg.

She continued: “Now let’s get to it. I’m not normally regular even if I have a high fibre diet, kunzima nje (it’s tough), so I’ve always struggled even after my c-sections. 

“WOWZA, after many days, everything finally worked (TMI). Day 1, when I got home, I thought, Mxm, I got this. I don’t know what the fuss was about. A lot of people scared me, but Google did the most scarring,” Ntshangase shared.

The 40-year-old went on to reveal how she thought that procedure for her was not as painful as a lot of people have described it to be.

She shared that even though the post-op journey has been a little difficult, she is loving the results already.

“However, I look in the mirror and I’m like DAMN gal. Even I wasn’t ready for this snatchness. Even though there’s some swelling, I’m loving the results already,” she said.

On Sunday, July 27, “The Mommy Club” star excitedly announced that she will be going under the knife; however, she did not disclose what kind of cosmetic procedure she will be doing.

She cited that she is doing the procedure as a part of her healing and self-love journey, and having four pregnancies in the past affected her confidence, self-image, and made her feel insecure.

“So I’ve had four pregnancies, which resulted in five kids that includes the twins. So I’ve gained weight, and it was this, it was that.

“And just not exercising as often as I would have wanted, just a whole lot of insecurities that I have, and I just decided to take the plunge and be brave and do what I’ve always wanted to do, which is to work on my body and work on myself,” she said.

Ntshangase is now the latest celebrity to have had cosmetic procedures done in SA. She joins the likes of Nonkanyiso “Laconco” Conco, Simphiwe Ngema, Shamiso Mosaka and Khanyi Mbau.