They have been married for six years and it seemed their fairytale marriage would never end. Yet Zoleka recently announced her separation on Instagram from husband Thierry Bashala, saying it’s taken her two years to leave a relationship that “no longer serves” her.
“Leaving someone you once loved, for eight long years feels like it completely unhinges your entire life until you realize that it’s sparked self-discovery, inner peace and has set you on a path of self-love. It’s taken me two years to leave a relationship that no longer serves me, one that has eroded (for far too many years) my self-esteem, independence, my mental and emotional state, [sic]” she wrote.
Zoleka once shared on social media how they met at a clothing store when Thierry followed her around pretending to be trying on jeans.
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| Zoleka Mandela attends the memorial service for Winnie Mandela at the Orlando Stadium on April 11, 2018 in Soweto, South Africa. (Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images) |
Zoleka says she is leaving her marriage “to live a life that is more true to me, to shift the power back from the relationship I have long left, back to me”. She goes on to says: “I have left someone that I once loved for eight whole years, because I need to learn to be alone, to work on myself harder than any other relationship, to recognize and accept my weaknesses, to forgive myself and to finally celebrate my FREEDOM. [sic]”
The two married in 2014 and Zoleka has five children, two with her estranged husband - Channel24
READ ZOLEKA’S POST HERE.
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