Size 8 recalls being bullied for her body before fame
By Paulette Mboga, July 17, 2026Gospel singer Size 8 has opened up about the difficult experiences she faced before becoming famous.
On Friday, July 17, 2026, she revealed that she was bullied because of her body and explained how those moments later inspired her music and even her stage name. She also reflected on the different seasons that have shaped her life over the years.
The singer said life has changed greatly from the way it was in her younger days. She explained that people used to call her “skele” because she was very skinny and had a big head. Despite the teasing, she continued pursuing music and eventually recorded her first song.
“As I am walking, nakumbuka life was not this way. Nilikua naitwa skele because I was so skinny, kichwa kubwa,” Size 8 said.
A journey through different seasons
She explained that her first song was titled Size 8 and carried a message of self-love. According to the singer, the song encouraged women to accept themselves regardless of how they looked. She said the message came from her own experience because she had been bullied for being skinny.
“Then kuendelea hivi nika record my first song, first song was called Size 8. The song was about encouraging women to love themselves the way they are. However, they look because mimi nilikua mkonda, so nilikua very bullied,” she explained.
Size 8 said the title of the song soon became more popular than her birth name, Linet. She recalled that people started calling her Size 8 everywhere she went because they associated her with the song. She said that is when she decided to adopt the name as her stage name officially.
“The name of the song ikakua more popular than my name Linet. So everywhere I went, people used to call me “Size 8,” the name of the song. So nikaamua kuchukua hiyo jina niitwe Size 8,” she said.
The singer also reflected on how her life continued to change after that. She said she later became a Christian and changed her name to Size 8 Reborn. She added that she later got married to DJ Mo, became a mother to Wambo, and today many people know her as a woman of God.
“I met Jesus, and now I became Size 8 reborn. Yaani born of God. Halafu kuendelea hivyo the same year nikaolewa na DJ Mo. Two years down the line nikazaa Wambo, nikaitwa mama Wambo. And now people call me, woman of God, mtumishi, you see, different seasons come with different change,” Size 8 said.