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13-08-2025
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Kgolo Mthembu expresses regret as Annie Mthembu reveals marriage has ended
Mr and Mrs Mthembu on their white wedding ceremony in Cape Town. Image: Lizelle Goussard Former 'The Real Housewives of Durban' star Annie Mthembu's podcast interview, in which she revealed that her marriage to Durban club owner and restaurateur Kgolo Mthembu has ended, has sparked conversation. The episode debuted on the 'Engineer Your Life with Lungelo KM' podcast on YouTube and has 181,092 views and counting. As snippets of the podcast trended on social media, comments have been rolling in, including even her ex's. Kgolo Mthembu shared a heartfelt farewell to Annie Mthembu after she revealed news of their marriage ending. Image: Screenshot Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ Kgolo commented on a TikTok post of the interview and wrote: 'No matter the personal struggles I was facing, there's never an excuse for dishonoring Gods blessings. I deeply regret the pain I've caused you. 'As the head of the family, I let everyone down. Annie from the bottom of my heart, I wish you true love, healing and peace. Farewell, pretty wings.' The Luma Hospitality Group founder's comment has netizens weighing in on wether he is being sarcastic or sincere and 'pretty wings'. Annie in her new interview addresses the cheating around her relationship and her decission to protect her marriage it in the public eye, which is something she did. 'No one likes to be cheated on, it makes you question yourself a lot are you enough, is there something wrong with me, why can I not be enough for you. 'In admitting that I was being cheated on I felt like I was saying 'I was not good enough'. I was highly embarrassed. I was not in a good place. I just wanted to protect all of us from this, even though I was not being protected.' The businesswoman revealed that in December it will be three years of her marriage being over. In her previous interview on the same podcast, Annie spoke about the character assassination that she suffered at the hands of 'The Real Housewives of Durban' cast member, which went to the extent of lies being created about her marriage, finances and livelihood. IOL Entertainment
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12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
‘The Real Housewives of Durban' star Annie Mthembu opens up about her three-year separation
Annie Mthembu has publicly revealed that she has seperated from her husband Durban businessman Kgolo Mthembu. Image: lizellegoussard 'The Real Housewives of Durban' star Annie Mthembu ( née Lodick) has publicly confirmed that she has split from her husband, Luma Hospitality Group founder Kgolo Mthembu. For months, rumours have been circulating that the couple, which was introduced to the public on the popular Showmax reality show, had gone their separate ways. Annie, for the first time has publicly shared that she is no longer with Kgolo. Annie, speaking on 'Engineer Your Life with Lungelo KM', the same podcast she had been on two year ago defending her marriage from cheating rumours, spoke her truth on the end of her union. 'I really have to fight in my heart to forgive him, like fight with myself. It's going to take a lot of time and in December it will be three years of our separation,' revealed the businesswoman. On her previous tell-all on 'Engineer Your Life with Lungelo KM', Annie spoke of character assassination that she suffered at the hands of 'The Real Housewives of Durban' cast member, which went to the extent of lies being created about her marriage, finances and livelihood. Annie in her new interview addresses the cheating around her relationship and her decission to protect her marriage it in the public eye, which is something she did. 'No one likes to be cheated on, it makes you question yourself a lot are you enough, is there something wrong with me, why can I not be enough for you. 'In admitting that I was being cheated on I felt like I was saying 'I was not good enough'. I was highly embarrassed. I was not in a good place. I just wanted to protect all of us from this, even though I was not being protected.
