What was supposed to be an inspirational and sweet dedication from rapper Riky Rick to his wife Bianca Naidoo quickly turned sour after social media users picked it apart.
In the Twitter post, the Voice SA coach shared a picture of himself with his wife and captioned it: “Do yourself a favour and find a strong woman who loves you despite your faults. Give her some babies then live the rest of your life with her. There will be struggles but if its real you will always see brighter days. [sic]”
See his tweet:
Do yourself a favor and find a strong woman who loves you despite your faults. Give her some babies then live the rest of your life with her. There will be struggles but if its real you will always see brighter days ❤️ #FamilyReunion #OneLifeLiveThem pic.twitter.com/XSlJzrjVgw
— MR MAKHADO (@rikyrickworld) April 4, 2019
Twitter users, however, did not take kindly to the wording of the post and even went as far as to insinuate that there might be something the rapper has done wrong in his relationship.
Responses ranged from people saying the rapper cheated on her to that he gave her baby to “trap her” in the relationship with him.
See reactions:
Lol icheatileke le ndoda
— Sphe (@sphe_sody) April 4, 2019
"Strong woman who loves you despite your faults" ……faults being infidelity pic.twitter.com/qr5x37qxZd
— Jou lekker ding (@t_nunubear) April 4, 2019
I know these ppl that were no longer together but had had a child. They went back and had another 2 cos they couldn't imagine having kids with anyone else despite their differences
— Victorious OSS ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿thee OSSOME 1 (@OSStheeBOSS) April 5, 2019
Also "give her some babies" sounds so wrong😫
Lol. Men.
— Neo (@Ke_Neo_M) April 4, 2019
Some users sided the with the rapper:
I know these ppl that were no longer together but had had a child. They went back and had another 2 cos they couldn't imagine having kids with anyone else despite their differences
— Victorious OSS ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿thee OSSOME 1 (@OSStheeBOSS) April 5, 2019
For a second I thought you were talking about me,never thought I’d reach 17 yrs with her & still feels like we’ve just met yesterday 😍😍😍Congratulations bro❤️❤️❤️
— OneWith ForceNumber🕸 (@joyimatsobane) April 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/Malope_Thandeka/status/1113822195082461184
Riky and Bianca have been together for the past eight years and have two children together – the eldest being from Bianca’s previous relationship.
In an interview with Move!’s sister magazine Drum, Riky and Bianca spoke about how important it is for them to keep their family together.
“Growing up in Durban, Cape Town and Joburg, I didn’t grow up in a family where everyone was together as my parents were divorced,” Riky shared.
“So for Bianca and me this is a new journey. We are trying to do things the right way. We’re not entirely sure what the right way is so everything is a learning curve. The most important thing for this family is for everyone to be happy and feel like they belong as a part of something bigger,” he explained.
Bianca agreed with her husband, saying: “We want happiness to be the key to our family so it’s a learning process every day and we are trying to figure out how to do it right as a unit.”