Former RHOD star Annie Mthembu reveals why she left her marriage to Kgolo “Daguru” Mthembu
Bulelwa Hoala

Former Real Housewives of Durban star and businesswoman Annie Mthembu has, for the first time, opened up about why she walked away from her marriage to her estranged husband, Kgolo “Daguru” Mthembu.
In a conversation with Lungelo KM on his Engineer Your Life podcast, Annie revealed that she and Kgolo will have been separated for three years this December.
She shared that her marriage had already begun to break down while she was filming the third season of The Real Housewives of Durban, and said she decided to leave the show because Kgolo did not want their marital problems to be made public.
Annie added that she reached a breaking point when she realised she had lost herself and stopped paying attention to her children while trying to save the marriage.
After much speculation, Annie confirmed that, in addition to battling alcohol addiction, Kgolo had cheated on her multiple times.
“I was highly embarrassed, you know. I was not in a good place, and I just wanted to protect all of us from this, even though I was not being protected obviously, because everybody knew things that I did not.
“I just wanted to protect myself, protect my children, protect our family because at that point, even though I knew that he was doing his thing, I still wanted us to be a family,” said Annie.
Watch the full interview here:
In a teaser clip of the interview on Instagram, Kgolo expressed deep regret for the pain he caused Annie, writing:
“No matter the personal struggles I was facing, there’s never an excuse for dishonoring God’s blessings. I deeply regret the pain I’ve caused you. As the head of the family, I let everyone down.”
He also wished her true love, healing, and peace.



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