**Even the Rich and Famous Get Fed Up: Celebrities Known for Being Mean in Person**

Even the rich and famous get fed up sometimes, and it’s understandable when stars get annoyed with paparazzi in their faces or self-requests. However, you’d think they’d be a bit more patient when it comes to their fans. Here are 20 celebrities who have let their lofty status get to their heads and are known for being downright mean in person.

1. **Nodal**: A fan recounted how Nodal acted rudely when asked for a picture with a kid who had lost her mom a few months back. The fan took the kid to McDonald’s and asked Nodal for a picture, but he acted like it was a huge inconvenience.

2. **Tembisiete**: Met TV in Thailand and described her as so rude, especially to fellow countrymates in another country.

3. **Kelly Khumalo**: A fan shared how rude Kelly Khumalo was to them, making them rush to the bathroom to cry after meeting her. Despite getting a VIP ticket to meet her, she made the fan feel like an enemy.

4. **Angela Jelly**: Two friends who met Angela Jelly had a negative experience. She made fun of one of them in front of his fellow teammates when he was a waiter in 2010.

5. **Once**: Demanded that Edgars at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town close because she didn’t want to be mixed in a crowd. She waited for August to pick her up in a convertible with a towel, causing a scene.

6. **Lira**: Known for being rude to fans. One person asked for a picture, and Lira responded by saying black people act like they care but don’t even buy their music.

7. **Highball**: Before she blew up, she impressed someone at a family gathering. The person just wanted to tell her how much they loved her trick with Zombo but didn’t even bother to ask what connection she had with the family.

8. **Tando Tabete**: Standard time waiting for her at an event. The fan asked for a picture, and she told them to follow her all the way to where her boyfriend, France Martial, was sitting. When they got there, she ignored the fan and hugged and kissed her boyfriend, finally telling them she was still busy.

9. **Strikes Again**: At a July event with friends, she took the fan’s seat and told their friend that they would have to find another seat. The fan came back and removed her, sitting down. She is known for being rude and just not a nice person.

10. **In 2008**: A group of school kids saw her sitting with Palisa M in a coffee shop. They walked up to them, greeted them, and asked to take a picture. She told them to “food sick,” deeply hurting the kids.

11. **Security Guard**: Working as a security guard in an estate in Fourways, using an application for access control, found out her name wasn’t on the guest list. She demanded entry forcefully, even though the guard explained how things work.

12. **Ko Ko**: Greeted him, and he looked like the fan had pooped themselves. This one from Tear Gas, the yellow bone, the fan can’t even remember his name. The fan’s 10-year-old daughter greeted him, but he just looked at her and didn’t respond.

13. **At the Airport**: Asked for a picture with her back in her Uzalo days. She didn’t even smile, looked at the fan up and down with disgust, turned around, and started laughing and smiling with the security guard at the door.

14. **DJ at Brother’s Function**: Ignored everyone who wanted to take pictures with him. He just got on stage, and even the mother commented on his cold and bad attitude.

15. **Okabza**: Likes to swear at fans, especially girls. Another one says stand next to him because he makes him look like a dwarf, and he doesn’t mind telling you to go away.

16. **Around Town 200**: Decided to greet a way but didn’t recover from that since 2014. She was attending a work function at Protea Hotel Midrand, where she stayed overnight. The staff wanted to take pictures with her, and she really said no. At that time, she had left the iPad at the reception and had to humble herself and ask the same person to help her find it.

17. **Katlego Tanki**: Years ago, the crew at Generations claimed that she would only greet actors and actresses she thought were on her level and ignored the rest of the crew.

18. **Zizopater**: Passed by in SABC parking lot when someone was asking for directions to a studio. She responded rudely, saying she didn’t have time for them.

19. **DJ Cleo**: A fan said hi to DJ Cleo, and he responded by saying, “Don’t even come close.” The fan vowed to never say hi to a celebrity again.

20. **DJ Simply**: Nothing bad is said about her, but one person’s experience with her was horrible. Their cousin asked for a picture in Swaziland at a hotel, and she was very rude, uttering some rude words and running off.

These stories highlight how some celebrities can be mean and dismissive to their fans. While it’s understandable that celebrities need their space, rudeness and disrespect are never justified. It’s a reminder that fame doesn’t excuse bad behavior, and kindness goes a long way.

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