Mzbel: Want to see me Pregnant, huh?

Singer and actress Mzbel appears to be one of those stars around whom news swirls. Even when the diva is asleep, news could be going round that she was up and about doing one silly thing or another. The latest “filla” in the capital has been that she is carrying the baby of a very prominent businessman. So when Showbiz met her last Tuesday, the first question that was put to her was what everyone had been speculating in whispers. “Mzbel, are you pregnant?” She smiled as if she was expecting the question. “They want to see me pregnant, huh? Every time it’s either I am pregnant, Iam getting married or something of the sort.”

The pregnancy rumour has gone on for some time and Mzbel says even her boyfriend fell for the rumour and asked that she ran a pregnancy test which turned out to be negative.” We have promised each other that we will make babies when we are both ready”, she disclosed. So what sparks off such rumours about her especially the one about her being pregnant? Could it be the unusually flow clothes she wears these days? Mzbel’s followers may have noticed that she doesn’t wear her usual skimpy stuff, not in the last couple of shows. What does she say to that? “I am growing, I am not a teenager any more.

There are certain clothes that look good on a teenager and may not look good on an older person. I am growing so I don’t need anyone to tell me what to wear,” she said with a broad smile. Using the opportunity to talk about something that has been bugging her, Mzbel said she is not amused about the way some of her female colleagues defeated the purpose of the recently held Red Lipsticks show by coming on stage with their male counterparts, “ordinarily, there is nothing wrong with performing with a male colleague who you have featured in a song or two but not on an all- female gig.

“It defeats the whole idea of the show which sought to prove that we the female can rock an audience all by ourselves. Funny enough, those who came to perform with the guys saw the audience cheering more for the guys than the ladies.” According to Mzbel, the issue has to be looked at critically to avoid a repeat next year since the organisers intend to run it annually. “We should talk about it so that the same thing does not happen next year. It’s like we can’t do stuff by ourselves without the guys, that is not cool at all.”

Mzbel is going to be quite busy this month, she will perform at the Ghana Movies Awards to be held on December 25, at the Accra International Conference Centre. Besides, she has been nominated in the Best Discovery category for playing a role in Single Six and is so excited about it, “I am very excited about the nomination and guess what? The awards night falls one day before my birthday!” She will be on location next week with her friend, sister and colleague Diamond to shoot a X’mas video with Phamous People. She has released two singles in the last couple of months, Bonnet and Don’t Judge Me which was released just last week.

She is currently in the studio to complete I need a Soldier. Her fans, she said, should watch out for a reality show dubbed, I wanna be Mzbel which will be produced and air on Metro TV.