Social Media reacts to Grace Mondlana's year end party

Grace Mondlana, South Africa’s popular lifestyle content creator with over 2 million followers on TikTok, closed out the year with an influencer star-studded party that quickly dominated social media. While the event itself was undeniably lavish, it is the type of gathering that has, in recent months, become synonymous with Grace’s name trending for all kinds of reasons, some intentional, others less flattering. From questionable clips circulating on X to a week-long storm of both praise and critique on X, the party sparked conversations that went far beyond the décor, guest list, or aesthetic touches.

Over the past two years, Grace has built a following not just for her lifestyle content, but for the cultural moments she curates, moments that rarely go unnoticed. Yet, increasingly, she seems to find herself trending less for carefully crafted editorial moments and more for chaotic, viral snippets that dominate feeds. The year-end event was no exception. Clips emerged almost immediately, showing moments that were awkward, eyebrow-raising, or simply sensational enough to guarantee social chatter. The result was a week of mixed reactions, with users dissecting the party, the guests, and the host herself, often questioning what it says about the influencer culture she represents.

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Despite the polarising reactions, one thing is clear: the party became a mirror of Grace’s influence in real time, a reminder of the power she holds to spark conversation, to divide opinions, and to keep audiences engaged, even if the trending moments aren’t always flattering.

Here are some reactions from X about Grace Mondlana's year end party.

Grace Mondlana we might question your personality but i can NEVER hate on how good you are at what you do , you are a genius man pic.twitter.com/bOf7umxgsD
— 💜 (@reamkg_) November 8, 2025

I honestly don't get what the demonisation of Grace Mondlana for hosting a year-end celebration to celebrate herself is about. Maybe I'm not as woke and analytical as some of y'all are, but Grace works hard for her brands. It's her money. She deserves to celebrate herself however pic.twitter.com/Wlyone1yj4
— Mzwakhe Xulu (@MzwakheXulu2) November 9, 2025

People attended the party of [The Gracious one Mondlana] just to hear her say"This is my moment, okay. Don’t take away my shine!"

Moving people like she is a priest!😭😭😭😭

pay an arm and a leg for drinks!

The fall of Grace Mondlana will be one for the books🤞 “I said Lesedi” pic.twitter.com/rRLtHc1gAk

— GREATEST.💪🏾🇿🇦 (@by_greatest) November 9, 2025

Grace Mondlana is the embodiment of hyper-consumerism (and capitalism) in this country. I never got the appeal.
— . (@melisandeeee) November 9, 2025

The invitation to Grace Mondlana’s party was treated like Acceptance Letter from Wits. pic.twitter.com/KtbQnNppbe
— Mlungisi Ntshangase (@Mlu___N2) November 9, 2025

In all honesty I don’t understand why people are hating on Grace Mondlana.

— Fortunate Motsoeneng (@feighrefilwe) November 10, 2025

Grace Mondlana is wrong in how she conducts things sometimes. Like the audition for the year end party and for essential giveaway but there is no need for you guys to bully her like this.Teach and advise her positively. Remember she runs her accounts and has no PR training.
— Phomolo (@l_phomolo) November 5, 2025

I’m afraid Grace Mondlana is a main character 😭😭😭😭😭😭

The video where she’s competing with the artist singing at her party!? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
— Tahani Al-Jamil (@IHeartKea) November 9, 2025