Stop Harassing Me!

Papa Penny issues stern warning against female admirers.

- Vincent Phahlane

REALITY TV star and musician, Penny Penny or Papa Penny, whose real name is Eric Nkovani, has issued a stern warning to women to stop harassing him. This comes after he received numerous messages from women on social media asking him out. The 55-year-old says his problems started when he became famous again after his music career faded for years. He says since appearing on TV, he has been receiving messages from female admirers and what annoys him the most is women asking him for money. He reveals to Move! that one woman even claimed that she was his lover.

HANDLING HIS COMEBACK

“It has been crazy since my return to celebrity life. I have had to deal with uncontrollable female admirers. The sad thing is that some are young women who are begging me to date them, while others are asking me for money. I am a happily married man and I do not want problems,” says the father of 18.

Papa Penny tells Move! some of the challenges he has faced since coming back to the entertainment industry. “I was born a star and I'm not going to be fooled by young girls. I know how tricky they can be, but they forget that I have been in this game for a long time. They can now see my star shining and are trying to take advantage of me,” he says.

Papa Penny says he decided to close his Facebook account after getting messages from women claiming they are his lovers, with some even threatening to go to the media to tarnish his name.