Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer is the mother of the American rapper, Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini who is famous with the stage name Doja Cat.
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Failed Marriage with Dumisani Dlamini
- Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer and Dumisani Dlamini started dating in the 1990s soon after their first meeting.
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- Dumisani was homesick and wanted to go home. However, Deborah wasn’t ready to go to South Africa.
- Dlamini left the US and Deborah took care of her family as a single mother.
Mother of Two
- Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer and her ex-husband, Dlamini Dumisani shared two kids together: a son and a daughter.
- They welcomed Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (aka Doja Cat) on October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California.
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- While their son has preferred to stay away from the limelight, their daughter is a famous American rapper. Doja has more than 20.6 million followers on her Instagram.
- Once there was a huge rumor on Twitter regarding Doja having a twin brother. It started in May 2020 after one of Doja’s fans, Brandon said he had found the singer’s twin brother.
Bruh I found Doja Cat’s twin brother. They act so alike
Later on July 2021, another fan tweeted,
@DojaCat has a twin brother.
- Doja Cat is yet to confirm the rumor regarding her twin brother.
Painter Turned Desinger
- Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer is currently working as a designer for men’s clothing. Previously, she used to work as a painter.
My mom was a painter and loves to sing behind closed doors. My father is a South African actor who danced in broadway musicals for Lion King. I took a little bit of everything from both of them.
Into Hip-Hop
- Doja revealed in an interview that her mother is quite into hip-hop.
She was kinda a hip-hop head, really ironic because like — I’m Jewish, my grandma’s Jewish, she’s white, and she was never exposed to music like that until she started meeting people and was like, wow I really love this.
Practiced Hinduism for Four Years
- From 2003 to 2007, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer practiced Hinduism although she is Jewish-American.
- With her kids, she moved to the Sai Anantam Ashram. They later returned to California in Oak Park.
Relationship Between Her Ex-Husband and Kids
- Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer’s daughter, Doja Cat has said that she has never met her father and they are in a strange relationship.
- On the other hand, Dumisani has denied these claims and said that they are in a good relationship.
- He also claimed that her management team tried to block him out of his daughter’s life in fear of losing her.
Away From the Media
- The celebrity mom, Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer isn’t on any social media platforms.
- Several sources have been confused Deborah C. Sawyer as Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer.
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