By Tamlyn Canham
It looks like Lunga Shabalala could become a father in the not too distant future. The actor’s girlfriend, Thando Thabethe, seems keen to have a baby.
Thando made her intentions known when replying to a tweet Lunga shared on Twitter. Lunga was celebrating completing a 97km cycling event in Johannesburg.
“This happened yesterday. Time to take on another challenge. Any ideas?” he captioned a picture of his medal.
Thando had a pretty good idea about what his next challenge should be.
“Fatherhood,” she replied.
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Lunga’s fans encouraged him to accept the challenge.
Take this Lunga… accept the challenge! pic.twitter.com/oGAGmJbfL5
— Mpumelelo (@sibanyoni_mt) November 22, 2021
She tryna get this man preggies pic.twitter.com/pZBlSTYF4P
— ♥️Amanda Nkosi♥️ (@amanda_nkosi248) November 22, 2021
Imagine how beautiful their babies would be 😭I’m here for it.
— Nhle (@Nhle_Mntimande) November 23, 2021
So you want @LungaShabalala to put you in a family way, I see what you doing there pic.twitter.com/ApGcs4H9G7
— Ray Vhala (@ray_vhala) November 23, 2021
Lunga and Thando’s romance
Lunga has reportedly been dating Thando since 2019. The couple called it quits in 2020 and allegedly started seeing other people.
But their breakup didn’t last long. The on-again lovers were spotted together again earlier this year.
“My favourite person,” Lunga captioned a picture with Thando in June.
Thando has also been sharing sweet posts of her boo on Instagram.

“Love u,” she wrote in August.

Lunga and Thando enjoyed a romantic getaway in Knysna in June. They were celebrating Thando’s 31st birthday.
Thando was previously engaged to Frans Mashao. They called off their engagement in 2018, less than a year after he popped the question.
Thando spent most of 2018 enjoying the single life, though she admitted at the time that it was challenging.
“To be honest, before this relationship, I was in another relationship, so I actually have not been single in my adult life. So it’s literally a mind f**k, it’s weird,” she told MacG on ‘Podcast and Chill’.
Thando told Drum magazine in early 2019 that she still believes in love.
“I’d love to find love again – I still want a happy ever after. I hope to fall in love harder, but it all depends on the person I meet,” she told the publication.
A few months later she was spotted with Lunga, and the rest is history.



