Art or nudity? Minnie Dlamini's daring Instagram photo divides opinions

Minnie Dlamini has once again set the internet ablaze, igniting discussions as she bared it all for the camera.

The popular TV host and actress took to Instagram to share a picture that has left netizens divided.

In the sensual image, Dlamini poses wearing nothing but her birthday suit, along with earrings and necklaces, using her body as art while showcasing her picture-perfect frame.

The photograph is set on the rooftop of a building, where Dlamini sits with her leggings folded, facing the camera, with the stunning Cape Town skyline as her backdrop.

In the caption of her post, she referenced an iconic quote from the 1997 blockbuster movie "Titanic", stating, “I want you to draw me like one of your French girls, wearing this… wearing only this.”

This line is famously spoken by the character Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) to Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) just before she poses for a nude sketch adorned only with the Heart of the Ocean diamond.

While many praised Dlamini for her bold shot, others were not as thrilled.

Here’s what some netizens had to say about the picture:

@kutlwano._s said: “Personally, for me this is such a fire shot.”

@anele_zondo said: “Art.”

@gigi_lamayne said: “Internet is breaking today.”

@mzie_lance said: “Art art for what Umuntu enqunu/ Art for what when a person is naked.”

@uzak_lo said: “Umdala mama, you can’t be posting these types of pictures….”

@nosi_matyolo said: “The older women get, the more predictable they become. They'll do anything for the attention that they got without effort when younger, but it no longer comes now. Embrace growing older, there's never a need for such.”

Dlamini is no stranger to controversy.

In 2025, the media personality took legal action against “Podcast and Chill” co-hosts MacGyver “MacG” Mukwevho and Sol Phenduka for misogynistic comments made towards her.

Mukwevho made crude remarks about Dlamini’s breakup with former boyfriend Dr Brian Monaisa.

After joking about the controversy his comments created, he later apologised to all the women who were offended by his remarks about Dlamini, stating that it was not his intention to offend them.

However, it is reported that Dlamini rejected the apology and initiated legal proceedings against Mukwevho and Phenduka.

Reports revealed that she took the pair to the Equity Court, demanding R2.5 million in damages for hate speech, unfair discrimination, and harassment based on sex or gender.