London-based South African artist says quitting booze was the best decision she ever made. Lethuxolo Nontokozo Buthelezi, known professionally as Toya Delazy, is celebrating a major milestone- a year of sobriety. Toya, who is the granddaughter of the late Mangosuthu Buthelezi and the great-granddaughter of Princess Magogo, a Zulu princess and traditional composer, took to social media and celebrated with a long post.

She told a story of how she ended up being hooked on alcohol. The singer who is married with a kid says it has been a year since she parted ways with the bottle. She shared with her followers about being a late bloomer and heavy drinker. “I’m one year sober today, I started drinking later than most, had my first drink at 17 – I never forgot that feeling of numbness and power, and as problems came with life, I saw alcohol as a friend,” she wrote. She said being sober for the first few months was one of the most difficult phases of her life because she was forced to face her challenges sober. “It was a difficult transition as all the emotions that had been swept under the rug stood in a towering heap and I had to deal with it sober,” she said. She added that the first three months felt like she was going to lose her mind.