“He didn’t like my kissing scenes”: Enhle Mbali opens up on life with Black Coffee

JOHANNESBURG – South African actress Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa believes that her career was partly derailed by Black Coffee’s discomfort at her kissing scenes and his desire to see her do more homely chores, including massaging his injured hand.

Mlotshwa dragged Black Coffee to court for a decree of divorce and equal division of their lucrative estate, estimated to be in the north of R100-million.

While she claimed that they were married in community of property, this was disputed by Black Coffee, who wanted an enforcement of the prenuptial agreement the pair signed after their traditional wedding.

In a ruling handed down by the Johannesburg High Court last week, the court affirmed that the couple’s 2011 traditional union under Zulu custom constituted a valid customary marriage in community of property.

According to the lengthy judgment, Enhle felt that her career was derailed by some of the popular DJs’ demands.

“The defendant was no longer comfortable with her taking kissing scenes. She testified that the majority of the time she was not working.

“In order to keep peace in the household, she looked after the house, packing the defendant’s clothes, fed him, and massaged the defendant’s injured hand.”

“The plaintiff testified that they started having difficulties in their marriage and averred that the defendant had extra-marital affairs, which resulted in the defendant having children outside of their marriage.

“Both parties confirmed that their marriage relationship has irretrievably broken down and that there are no prospects of restoring it to a normal marriage relationship.”

Enhle also confessed to the high life she lived while she was still with the popular performer.

“The plaintiff explained her lifestyle by testifying that she used to get shopping sprees of thousands of rands, euros, and dollars.

“She testified that she is currently a freelance actress, and this varies from once a year to working five times a year, one short start project, or one six-month project.

“In total, the plaintiff testified that an amount of R500 000 will be sufficient for both minor children and her,” read the judgment.

While the marriage might have ended in acrimony, Enhle recalled the early days of their romance, including the fanfare of their traditional wedding.

“On the same evening as the proposal, the defendant mentioned that he would like to send a letter to her uncles for [lobolo] negotiations. She sent a text message to her aunt advising her that her fiancée wanted to send a letter home.

“The aunt advised her to speak with her mother, who was shocked because she was young. The plaintiff’s mother gave them her blessing for their marriage,” the judge stated.

“She testified that tradition was followed; the groom stood outside of the gate and asked for permission to come in.

“Her uncles were not happy that she was engaged before the defendant had spoken to her family, but she spoke to them and requested leniency, as she was in love and the defendant was a millionaire,” he stated.