A dive into Somizi Mhlongo’s failed marriage and relationships [pictures]

Media personality Somizi Mhlongo’s love life, from a failed marriage to relationships, has often made headlines in recent years. He is best known for his Sarafina on-screen character and being a panel judge on Idols SA.

However, his love life has often given him a fair share of attention. In recent years his relationship woes have usually made headlines for the wrong reasons, from gender-based violence to cancellation. Well, let’s dive into Somizi Mhlongo’s failed marriage and relationships that thrust him on top trends in recent years.

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SOMIZI’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ACTRESS PALESA MADISAKWANE

Somizi Mhlongo dated actress Palesa Madisakwane while in a relationship with an unnamed man. Their affair went south when Somizi revealed that he was into a man. However, the two later welcomed their daughter Bahumi Madisakwane in 1995.

Somizi Mhlongo and Mohale Motaung

The two tied the knot in a two-legged wedding ceremony in 2019 and the other in 2020. Their wedding was beamed on Showmax. However, their marriage was marred with cheating allegations and gender-based abuse allegations. In 2021 there was trouble in paradise, but they called it quits after the anniversary. The divorce came against the backdrop of leaked audio.

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Mohale leaked a viral interview detailing how Somizi was abusive and controlling. In the wake of the allegations, Somizi called it quits with Mohale. However, the allegations saw Somizi being cancelled on Idols SA and Metro FM. He also lost several endorsement deals.

WHO IS ‘IDOL SA’ JUDGE SOMIZI’S MYSTERY BOYFRIEND

According to Savanna News, in 2022, Somizi made it known that he was officially off the market. The celebrated Sarafina actor didn’t reveal who he was dating, only to leave many guessing. Of late several names have been thrown into Somizi’s dating equation, but he hasn’t opened up on the name of his new lover apart from cryptic social media posts.

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ALLEGED AFFAIRS THAT MADE ROUNDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

According to TimesLive, Somizi rubbished daring rumours that made rounds on social media of him being in a relationship with Pholoso Mohlala. In recent years he has been implicated in several alleged love triangle relationships with Vusi Nova and Lasizwe Dambuza.

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