- Natasha Thahane and Thembinkosi Lorch have called it quits.
- They are among other South African celebrities that broke up and left fans shocked.
- We reflect on divorce and co-parenting arrangements for South African celebrities who were once lovers.
Fans often admire celebrity relationships as they go viral on social media. While some celebrities dish on their baecations, matching fits and lavish weddings. Others keep their romantic lives on the down low. Private or not, it's always sad when their love stories come to an end.
Actor Natasha Thahane and soccer player Thembinkosi Lorch are the latest pair to make headlines for their split.
Natasha took to social media to inform her followers of her breakup with the former Orlando Pirates player, leaving social media buzzing.
Despite the couple not having publicly confirmed their relationship, South Africans were certain they were seeing each other after being spotted on holiday at the same location in 2021. The two were rumoured to be in Zanzibar at the time and, since then, it has been believed that they have been a pair and parents to a baby boy.
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This unexpected announcement forms part of a list of other celebrity couples who are no longer together. These are five other celebrity breakups that shocked fans:
1. Faith Nketsi and Nzuzo Njilo
A literal storm in a teacup, as Faith Nketsi and Nzuzo Njilo prepare to close a chapter in their marriage after less than two year.
The reality TV star announced that she and her estranged husband Nzuzo are in the “final stages of our divorce proceedings”.
Nzuzo, son of the former mayor of Msunduzi Municipality Themba Njilo, is a businessman embroiled in an string of scandals, from allegedly owing nearly R1 million of debt and not honouring the end of his deal to deliver trucks.
2. Minnie Dlamini and Quinton Jones
Media personality Minnie Dlamini and ex-husband Quinton Jones's breakup was all over social media following the release of their joint statement announcing their divorce. According to an IOL article, the couple got married in 2017 and had their son in 2020.
3. Mphowabadimo and Themba Broly
Mpho and Themba’s relationship blossomed after they left the Big Brother Mzansi house in 2022. Many fans were happy for the couple and were disappointed when they called it quits in March 2023.
Themba received backlash after the breakup because he was accused of being a deadbeat father to both Mpho and the mother of his first child.
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4. Boity Thulo and Anton Jeftha
Trouble in paradise arose in 2021 for rapper Boity Thulo and ex, Anton Jeftha, leading to a breakup after two years of being together. Times Live reports Anton has moved on and has found love elsewhere.
5. Simisile Zulu and Okmalumkoolkat
After eight years of being together, rapper Okmalumkoolkat's and Simisile Zulu announced they had called it quits in September 2023 in a since-deleted social media post. In the caption to the post, she said: "Amafu's dad and I are no longer together #respectfully".
