Outlaws star Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku clarifies Beyoncé Polaroid was AI-generated amid social media buzz and interview requests
Bulelwa Hoala

South African actress Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku has confirmed that her picture with Beyoncé is not real and is AI-generated.
The controversial Polaroid-style image was posted by Nokwe on her social media accounts two days ago, showing her hugging up with global superstar Beyoncé.
In the image, Nokwe is wearing a white dress she wore to the Nedbank Polo in May 2025, while Beyoncé sports a revealing outfit from a recent birthday post.
Nokwe took to X to clarify that the picture is AI-generated and revealed that she has received numerous interview requests from the media about it.
“ Haibo guys, this is AI. I’m getting news article interview requests on how I met Beyoncé”, Nokwe wrote.
Haibo guys, this is AI. I’m getting news article interview requests on how I met Beyoncé 😭🥺 pic.twitter.com/ODRNPDDFck
— NIRVANA NOKWE (@nirvananokwe) September 16, 2025
When her followers joked that they thought the picture was real, Nokwe revealed that she was just as shocked when her niece sent it to her in the family WhatsApp group.
“Heh, when my niece sent this pic to me on the family group I jumped ngakhumbula ukuthi wait, this has never happened,” Nokwe responded.
Want to jump on the trend?
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, commonly known as Nano Banana, is an AI image generation and editing tool launched in August 2025.
It has taken social media by storm for its ability to create and modify pictures.
Users can upload a photo, add a prompt, and it instantly transforms into a shareable image of their choice.
Popular images so far have been the Polaroid-style photographs alongside their favourite celebrities, and the nostalgic “hug my younger self” pics.
Nano Banana is available via the official Gemini app and Google AI Studio.
Users are warned to be mindful of ethics, privacy, and consent when using pictures of others.
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