By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
In the first episode of the third season of Life with Kelly Khumalo the singer reflected on the legacy of the father of her daughter, Senzo Meyiwa.
“It is so sad that his legacy has ended up this way,” she said.
Khumalo was having a conversation with her best friend, Wanda Baloyi, in the episode which premiered on Showmax on Tuesday.
During the conversation, the multi-platinum-selling musician also opened up about her relationships with the fathers of her children and their families.
At one point, the Empini hitmaker alleged Meyiwa’s mother, Nombifuthi Meyiwa, said she went to a witch doctor to “get rid” of Khumalo in Meyiwa’s life. Khumalo questions how she intended to do this, adding that because she is a “child of the Gods,” she will not be affected.
Khumalo further claimed that Meyiwa’s family does not love him. “They never loved him. He was a cash cow,” she said.
The Asine singer also touched on Molemo Jub Jub Maarohanye, the father of her first child, telling Baloyi, “I know a man that wants a relationship with his child when I see one.”
Khumalo added that she would not stand in the way of that happening but did not want to be “disrespected.”
We also see Kelly interviewed by 702 presenter Relebogile Mabotja about the rise in calls to cancel her alongside the release of a true-crime documentary series about the death of Senzo Meyiwa as his trial was about to start. “The noise is external; it has absolutely nothing to do with me,” says Kelly.
Showmax has established itself as the home of reality TV streaming in Africa. The reality series The Real Housewives of Durban, Temptation Island: South Africa and Uthando Lodumo were three of the 10 most watched titles on Showmax in 2021; Life With Kelly Khumalo’s only competition in the 2021 SAFTA’s Best Soap Structured Reality TV Show category came from the Showmax Originals Somizi & Mohale.
The Union and Lebo M: Coming Home; and The Real Housewives of Lagos has topped the Twitter trends charts in both Nigeria and South Africa, where Living The Dream With Somizi S5 is currently the most watched title on Showmax.