WWE SmackDown Superstar Zelina Vega has addressed her changing skin tones after unfair comments made by fans online.
On Twitter, Vega shared a cosplay of herself as Daenarys Targaryan from Game of Thrones, which prompted one user to claim the Superstar wishes she was white.
I know she wishes she was white
— James Ferrell (@JamesFe11648497) October 31, 2022
While not directly responding, Vega did call out people who believe she has deliberately lightened her skin, saying it has occurred naturally.
Wow.. I can’t believe I have to explain this.. yes, when I was younger, I had darker skin tone but as I grew older, it got lighter. NATURALLY. Not bc I got surgery or hated my skin tone (I get spray tanned ffs) I love my skin tone and the culture that comes with it. #AfroLatina
— 👑 QUEEN ZELINA 👑 (@ZelinaVegaWWE) November 1, 2022
This got a response from AEW’s Saraya, who gave a suggestion as to why Vega’s skin tone would be darker in her youth.
This is so bizarre tf.. They also don’t understand that there was a time before social media where when we were kids we would play outside… in the sun. So you would be even more tanned back then. They can’t be that sheltered to not know how the sun works… https://t.co/1NiQLAgdmR
— SARAYA (@Saraya) November 1, 2022
Vega recently returned to WWE programming and is now part of Legado Del Fantasma.
