Better off as ex-fiance than ex-wife/husband right? These celebs did put a ring on it but never made it down the aisle. Unfortunately, sometimes engagements don’t end in forever afters and these celebs know it all too well. Divorces are all too common these days, with thousands of couples hiring lawyers and solicitors from firms like Eatons to legally separate them from their spouse. Divorces are time-consuming and can cost a lot of money, especially if you’re a celeb, so it’s not surprising these couples wanted to separate before signing on the dotted line. Here are SA celebrity couples who called off their engagements.
1. Lerato Kganyago and Katlego Mashego
Lerato K and Katlego split after dating for four years, the two were engaged to be married. Lerato called off the engagement after she caught Katlego cheating.
2. Kelly Khumalo and Prosper Mkwaiwa
Kelly Khumalo and the late businessman Prosper Mkwaiwa were engaged in 2007. Their engagement was called days before the wedding after rumors surfaced that Prosper was cheating on Kelly with a waitress from Witbank.
3. Jeanie D and John Firth
Jeanie D called off her engagement six months before walking down the aisle. “I don’t believe in divorce and I felt maybe that’s the way things would have ended up,” Jeanie opened up after her split.
4. Clint Brink and Genevieve Howard
Clint and Gen were dating for four years and engaged to be married before they called it quits.
5. Charlize Theron and Sean Penn
Reports say our darling Charlize broke off her engagement to Sean Penn because they simply grew apart. The friendship was there but the romance had fizzled.