The following year during TPF 6, Matete had to perform as per the contract she had signed with the show. However, the dress she had picked for the occasion was deemed not suitable by the organisers who went ahead to select a short, white dress which later earned her criticism and mockery as she became talk of the nation.
“I tried to commit suicide because I had never been in a place where I was required to handle so much pressure. You switch on the radio and the trending topic is Ruth Matete’s dress.”
According to Matete, her relationship with God is what saved her life. “When I tried to commit suicide and it didn’t work I was like sawa , let’s do this your(God’s) way,” she stated.
