{"id":225780,"date":"2025-02-27T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/?p=225780"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T06:30:53","slug":"amber-ray-responds-to-backlash-over-remarks-on-hamisa-and-size-8s-weddings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/amber-ray-responds-to-backlash-over-remarks-on-hamisa-and-size-8s-weddings\/","title":{"rendered":"Amber Ray Responds to Backlash Over Remarks on Hamisa and Size 8&#8217;s Weddings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fan asked, &#8220;Why did DJ Mo and Size 8&#8217;s wedding seem off?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Responding via her Instagram stories, Amber Ray clarified,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me clear this up\u2014when I spoke about luxurious weddings, I wasn\u2019t referring to Size 8\u2019s wedding, nor was I comparing it to Hamisa Mobetto\u2019s. I have no issue with her or her family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zxO3YDYa1L\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/rapudo-proposes-to-pay-amber-ray-to-become-a-stay-at-home-wife\/\">Rapudo Proposes to Pay Amber Ray to Become a Stay-at-Home Wife<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Rapudo Proposes to Pay Amber Ray to Become a Stay-at-Home Wife&#8221; &#8212; Ghafla! Kenya\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/rapudo-proposes-to-pay-amber-ray-to-become-a-stay-at-home-wife\/embed\/#?secret=sY6oUaTmqO#?secret=zxO3YDYa1L\" data-secret=\"zxO3YDYa1L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She also addressed criticism for calling herself <em>Bibi Ya Tajiri<\/em> (a rich man&#8217;s wife), stating that she has the right to call her husband whatever she wants, just as others are free to choose pet names for their partners.<\/p>\n<p>On February 16, Hamisa Mobetto married 28-year-old professional footballer Stephane Azziz in a lavish wedding attended by top figures in Tanzania&#8217;s entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>Amber Ray, yet to hold her own wedding, shared a video expressing admiration for Hamisa and how she had raised the bar for brides-to-be.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed <em>Bibi Ya Tajiri<\/em>, Amber praised Hamisa\u2019s wedding, admitting it had inspired and challenged her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, my good people! I stayed up all night just watching Hamisa\u2019s wedding videos!\u201d she said excitedly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cKRylThMtX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/amber-ray-criticizes-krg-the-don-for-revealing-her-relationship-to-a-married-mans-wife\/\">Amber Ray Criticizes KRG The Don for Revealing Her Relationship to a Married Man&#8217;s Wife<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Amber Ray Criticizes KRG The Don for Revealing Her Relationship to a Married Man&#8217;s Wife&#8221; &#8212; Ghafla! Kenya\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/amber-ray-criticizes-krg-the-don-for-revealing-her-relationship-to-a-married-mans-wife\/embed\/#?secret=ZFv3kczbTv#?secret=cKRylThMtX\" data-secret=\"cKRylThMtX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She emphasized that Hamisa had redefined what it means to have an elegant, extravagant, and high-end wedding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The standard has been set\u2014way up here! Hamisa has shown us the way. For those who prefer low-budget events, I hope you took notes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amber also noted how multiple outfit changes were rare in Kenyan weddings and praised the event\u2019s d\u00e9cor, setup, and overall execution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy to see a fellow woman winning! It\u2019s not always us setting the trends. Now, I feel motivated and challenged.<\/p>\n<p>I had planned to have my wedding this year, but honestly\u2026 I need to go back to the drawing board because the bar has been raised.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fan asked, &#8220;Why did DJ Mo and Size 8&#8217;s wedding seem off?&#8221; Responding via her Instagram stories, Amber Ray clarified, &#8220;Let me clear this up\u2014when I spoke about luxurious weddings, I wasn\u2019t referring to Size 8\u2019s wedding, nor was I comparing it to Hamisa Mobetto\u2019s. 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