South Africa has seen a rise in mixed race relationships since 1994 when it became a democratic country. Some of those mixed race relationships were between our favourite actors and their white partners. In this post we will explore 15 Mzansi Actors with their white partners.
Number 1. Zolani Mahola married to Nicholas Klemp
Singer and actress Zolani Mahola best known for playing Boniswa in Tsha Tsha, is married to Nicholas Klemp who is white man. According to ZaLebs, Zolani is the one who initiated the relationship with Nicholas. She approached her husband and told him how she felt about him and a serious relationship started. In 2013 the two tied the knot in a secret wedding which took place in a small farm in KZN. Their marriage is blessed with two children whose names are Zazi and Eli.
Number 2. Mampho Brescia who is married to Nicola Brescia
Actress Mampho Brescia who is known for dramas like Isibaya and Soft Life is married to her white husband Nicola Brescia. The pair met more than 20 years ago at a gym when Nicola approached Mampho and she knew he was her husband to be. According to Mampho, Nicola approached her and something about his spirit made them connect, so she didn’t hesitate giving him her number. After several dates and knowing each other, they got married in 2005. To the amazement of haters, Nicole and Mampho are still together and did renew their vows in January 2025 on their 20th marriage anniversary.
Number 3. Wandile Molebatsi married to Jessica Jane
So far we have spoken of female actors married to white husbands, now we will speak of Wandile Molebatsi, an actor and producer who is married to a white woman Jessica Jane. Wandile who is known for Movies such as Chappie and Million Colors proposed to his wife Jessica Jane, a fashion designer, several dates after they met during the shooting of the movie Million Colors. According to the actor, it was love at first sight and after going out together they got married in 2013. Their marriage is blessed with two children, their son Elijah Aruna born in late 2014 and their daughter, Onalenna born in 2017.
Number 4. Dawn Matthews married to Charlie Sapadin
Former Scandal actress Dawn Matthews is married to a white man from America. His name is Charlie Sapadin, an American screenwriter and producer. The two met in Cape Town before they tied a knot in a beautiful wedding in New York City in 2008. Their union was blessed with one daughter who is now above 10 years old. After a couple of years together, the two moved to America with their daughter and they are still strong together.
Number 5. Nyaniso Dzedze married to Yana Fay Seidl
Durban Gen actor Nyaniso Dzedze is also one of those actors who fell inlove with a white lady, Yana Seidl and decided to put a ring on it. Nyaniso and Yana dated for atleast 5 years before they got married. In 2018 Nyaniso Dzedze decided to tie the knot with Yana in a Xhosa traditional wedding. The couple is still married until today meaning they have been married for nearly 7 years now. Their union was blessed with a child, a daughter they both love and frequently post on Instagram.
Number 6. Clint Brink married to Steffi van Wyk
Former Scandal, Backstage and Binnelanders actor Clint Brink is now married to Steffi van Wyk a Namibian model and beaty pageant winner of 2016. Clint first saw Steffi on Instagram and he went straight into her DMs and send a message saying “You are gorgeous.” The couple met on the day Steffi arrived in South Africa to participate in the Miss Africa beauty contest. After dating for just three months, Clint proposed to Steffi, and one month later they were married. Their wedding took place in 2016 and they’ve been together until today. The couple is now blessed with a daughter by the name of Arielle.
Number 7. Mutodi Neshehe
Another actor who was married to a white lady is the late actor Mutodi Neshehe. He was married to Leslee Dalton whom he met in North Carolina, USA. She relocated to South Africa to be with Neshehe in 2004. After 14 years together they separated but reconciled in November 2020. The couple were blessed with two daughters, Lexi and Sadee. Unfortunately Mutodi died on 1 July 2021 after COVID-19 complications at the age of 46.
The following actors got divorced to their white partners
Number 8. Linda Mtoba who was married to Steven Meyer
Former The River actress Linda Mtoba was married to a white man, a radio personality Steven Meyer, also known as Stevovo. The couple got divorced 6 years after getting married following allegations of Steven’s infidelity surfaced, and internet users alleged claims that he was having relations with University of KwaZulu-Natal students. Their 6 years marriage was not without fruits since they were blessed with colored daughter before they parted ways.
Number 9. Pabi Moloi who was married to Ruan Adams
Actress and presenter Pabi Moloi best known for acting as Unathi in Soul City and for voicing Alice in The Man Cave was married to Ruan Adams. The two got married in 2016 and pictures of their union was shared on social media. But when things turned sour, Pabi Moloi denied to have been married to Ruan Adams. This happened after they separated and ex husband Ruan Adams took the matters to court to claim his 50% share of their divorce estate. It’s unfortunate for Pabi Moloi who denied to have been married to Ruan while evidence of a screenshot of her Instagram post shows that she claimed to be married. The post was captioned, “So many people got married last week, even me.”
Number 10. Precious Kofi Schamel married to Mr Schamel
Presenter and actress Precious Kofi got married to Mr Schamel from United States of America in 2011. She automatically became an American citizen and she moved with her husband to USA. During their marriage, Precious and her husband were blessed with two children. In 2017 the couple decided to get a divorce. Precious is adamant that what led to her divorce is that she got married while she was still young at the age of 22. She had no idea what marriage was, and the perfect example she ever had was marriage on television dramas.
Number 11. Amanda Du-Pont was married to Shawn Rodriques
Actress Amanda Du-Pont known for Skeem Saam and Generations was married to Shawn Rodriques. Amanda is half black and half white mostly referred to as colored and her ex husband is white. Their wedding took place in 2020 in private ceremony and news about her marriage came out when her grandmother died. After 3 years of being together, Shawn and Amanda decided to go their separate ways and they divorced.
The following actors got into relationships with white partners but never got married
Number 12. Nqobile Khumalo is dating Federico Ancillai
Former Scandal actress Nunu Khumalo is dating Italian boyfriend Federico Ancillai who is an actor and director. The couple met at the Septimius Awards in 2019. In 2022, Khumalo won the same award as they celebrated three years together. The couple enjoys spending time together, particularly on vacations. They have also visited some famous tourist destinations in the Central European nations. Nunu and her boyfriend are really young people’s couple goals and truly an inspiration. Their relationship is really serious to an extent that Federico has introduced Nunu to his family, I wonder if he considering to marry her.
Number 13. Pearl Modiadie dating Jordan Cohen
Actress and a radio presenter Pearl Modiadie is dating a white boyfriend by the name of Jordan Cohen. The two met in 2023 after Pearl broke up with another white boyfriend and baby daddy, Nathaniel Oppenheimer. Pearl is confident in her relationship and always share pictures with Jordan on social media. In recent news it was revealed that Pearl is now engaged to her caucasian boyfriend, this means their relationship is serious than we thought.
Number 14. Bonnie Mbuli dating Nathanial Roloff
Actress and presenter Bonnie Mbuli is dating a white man by the name of Nathaniel Roloff. Their relationship began in 2016 after Bonnie got out of a 10 year marriage with actor Sisanda Henna. According to Bonnie, her new boyfriend came when she wasn’t really expecting love. Either way she felt that it was the right thing to do, to be in a relationship with him. We don’t know if they are still together or if they broke up.
Number 15. Masasa Mbangeni dated Gwidyon Beynion
Former Scandal actress Masasa Mbangeni best known for playing Thembeka Shezi on the drama, was in a relationship with a white man Gwidyion Beynon. He is an award winning screenwriter and producer, who has written for a couple of SA’s favorite soapies, which include Muvhango, ‘The River’ and Legacy. Masasa and Gwidyion met in 2010 at work and a good friendship was initiated between them. After years friendship they stepped up their relationship and they became a couple. Unfortunately Masasa and her white boyfriend had to end things between them few years after that.
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