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Thato Montse opens up about her marriage. Image via Instagram @thato_montse_.

‘I cheated multiples times’: ‘RHOCT’ star Thato on failed marriage

Wine connoisseur Thato Montse has opened up about being in an abusive relationship and why she cheated on her ex-husband multiple times

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Thato Montse opens up about her marriage. Image via Instagram @thato_montse_.

The Real Housewives of Cape Town (RHOCT) star Thato Montse opened up about cheating on her ex-husband Mohamed multiple times in an interview with Lungelo KM on his podcast Engineer Your Life on Tuesday 10 January.

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THATO ON PREVIOUS MARRIAGE

Thato won the hearts of many people with her authenticity and tell-it-like-it-is attitude since she made her debut on The Real Housewives of Cape Town (RHOCT). The reality star and owner of Thato Wine sat down with Lungelo KM on his podcast Engineer Your Life, and she poured her heart out about the trauma she suffered in her previous “abusive” marriage of 16 years.

Thato started the interview by opening up about her love life. She revealed that she is currently dating a wealthy politician.

“I am currently dating a politician and he’s very proper. He’s rolling with the billionaires and millionaires,” she explained.

The reality TV star said that she met her new bae last year in Durban, at the prestigious Durban July.

“I met this man when I was going through the lowest point in my life. I was going through separation and I knew it wasn’t working out because I was in an abusive relationship. I spoke about it and unpacked it more than anyone on that show, because they never spoke about their own situations,” she said while throwing shade at the other housewives.

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THATO ON STAYING IN HER TOXIC MARRIAGE FOR 16 YEARS

Thato denied having drinking issues, but acknowledged that she cheated as a means of dealing with the trauma she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband who started beating her up when their son was only a day old. The wine connoisseur explained that she stayed in the abusive 16-year marriage because she enjoyed the perks of being spoiled and living in an elite suburb.

“I overstayed because of money, I decided to leave because I was finally doing well, I had no identity of my own, he used the fact that he had money to strip me of my identity by isolating me and beating me up in our fancy estate home in Fresnaye, Cape Town.”

Thato revealed that her son witnessed as she was gruesomely beaten up by his father and she still worries about how this has affected him.

“I left when I was financially right, as soon as I made enough money I go the strength to leave because I could no longer take being a punching bag.

“Because I was so unhappy, I cheated on Mohammed (ex-husband) multiple times as means to find happiness elsewhere. I found myself a new boyfriend whom I really loved and till now I love and I disappeared from my marital home with Mohammed to go marry my new man traditionally.” Thato also lamented to Lungelo KM that her sex life with Mohammed was non-existent as he was always busy or they were always fighting

“I told Mohammed that I am going to Woolworths and then I went to go get married to my Namibian prince. I was very happy with my new husband and that’s when Mohammed attacked him and got arrested, till now Mohammed has a criminal record for that.” she explained.

The mother of one echoed that a lot of politicians, millionaires, and billionaires are in the queue to try and get her.

“ I am a quality woman who is self-made, no wonder they are all after me.” The producer also threw a few jabs at the other South African Real Housewives franchises, “We buried them, no one talks about Real Housewives of Durban, Pretoria, and Johannesburg anymore. Cape Town had the highest viewership and we were trending every week. “

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