- Showmax has released the trailer for the Showmax Original Mohale: On the Record.
- Mohale Motaung, the estranged husband of Somizi Mhlongo, will give his side of the story in a tell-all interview with Aldrin Sampear.
- Mohale: On the Record premieres on 4 August first on Showmax.
"I was happy until certain things started to happen… Like the control and constantly being reminded that I bring nothing to the table except my pretty face," says Mohale Motaung in the trailer for his first on-camera interview.
Showmax has just released the trailer for the Showmax Original Mohale: On the Record, a tell-all interview between Mohale Motaung and Aldrin Sampear, host of Unfiltered on SABC 3 and the drive-time show Beyond The Headlines on SAFM.
Mohale and his ex-husband Somizi Mhlongo became the poster couple for gay marriage in South Africa when their SAFTA-nominated 2020 wedding special, Somizi & Mohale: The Union, was labelled The Union of the Year and set a then-record for the most first day views on Showmax at launch. Their relationship was also a central focus on Living The Dream With Somizi S4, which won the 2020 SAFTA for Best Structured or Docu-Reality Show.
But Somhale wasn't the fairytale union, it seemed. This became clear when the audio of an off-the-record interview with Mohale was leaked in August 2021, including allegations of how Somizi physically abused him. Living The Dream With Somizi S5, which finished its chart-topping run on Showmax last Wednesday, told Somizi's version of their breakup; now it's time to hear from Mohale himself, in his own words, on his own time.
In the trailer, Motaung tells Sampear that Somizi did bring him joy. "I was really myself when I was with him, and I could express myself in many ways…"
In the clip, Motaung also addresses his abuse allegations against Somizi. "I remember him saying that he needs to mess up my face."
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: