In a raw and emotional Instagram Live, media personality Lerato Kganyago opened up about various aspects of her personal life, including her sincere thoughts about her husband, Thami Ndlala.
Lerato is known for being quite a private person, especially about her marriage. Therefore, when she lifted the lid on the kind of person her husband is, many were pleasantly surprised to see her vulnerable.
LERATO KGANYAGO OPENS UP ON INSTAGRAM LIVE
According to Lerato, one of the reasons they haven’t held their white wedding is the constant scrutiny from people, especially bloggers.
“Life is tough, and I think it is even more tough for us because people just hate us. From day number one, that [sic] we got married. I think that’s why we have not had our white wedding,” said Lerato while holding back tears.
Lerato’s husband is an ambitious entrepreneur who bought Ndlala Mall, formerly known as Sterland Arcadia, in Pretoria. Despite the negative press since taking over, Thami keeps forging ahead.
BelezaManifique shared a part of Lerato’s live on X (formerly Twitter), in which Lerato mentions that many people doubted Thami’s credibility and questioned whether he would execute his vision for the mall.
“If only y’all knew that my husband doesn’t even like tenders. He likes his own things. He’ll start from the top with the R1,00 that he has and hope for a miracle,” she said.
“That’s how Ndlala Mall came about. It was not [sic] best in the first place, because people in the beginning were making fun. They were like “Oh, it’s not going to happen,” “Oh please, it’s not even theirs,” “We’re not going there,” she added.
The Metro FM host also revealed that her husband has helped some of the biggest celebrities in South Africa and that, in her opinion, he’s a genius.
“My husband is a genius but unfortunately for him the industry has painted him as a bad person and that’s why I hold him so high because that’s my ni**a. I know what he does,” she added.
“Lerato Kganyago breakdown live revealing a lot about her husband, marriage, pregnancy and more 😭”
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LERATO SPEAKS ON THE TREATMENT FROM UNKIND PEOPLE
The SAFTA award-winning TV presenter mentioned that some people believed she deserved to be on “a bigger broadcaster,” however she was disappointed once she stepped into that league of broadcasting.
“I really thought they meant it. Until I joined SABC 1, and I got to see how malicious people are. And now all of a sudden social media doesn’t think you don’t deserve to do these things or achieve certain things,” said Lerato.
“You host an award ceremony, which I did just now (Metro FM Awards), and I kicked a** with Lawrence,” she added.