Mpho Wa Badimo is well known all over South Africa as a reality TV personality after her bubbly personality won her R2M on Big Brother Mzansi.
Interestingly, she not only won the grand prize on the show but she also won the heart of a fellow co-housemate.
Soon after the 3rd season of Big Brother Mzansi was over, Mpho Wa Badimo revealed that she was dating her co-housemate, Themba. Rumors about their wedding also made waves and the couple welcomed a son together in May 2023.
Her son with Themba happens to be her second child but the third for the South African rapper.
Mpho Wa Badimo is a Big Brother Mzansi Season 3 Winner
At the age of 27, this Daveyton, Ekurhuleni District, Gauteng, South African-born celebrity partook in the third season of Big Brother Mzansi (formerly known as Big Brother South Africa).
The now 30-year-old was born on August 9, 1994. Her real name is Michelle Dimpho Mvundla and she became an instant sensation when she joined the aforementioned show in 2022.
She won the hearts of many viewers who kept voting for her whenever the need arose. The same cannot be said about her fellow housemates, though. The other 17 housemates looked at her with suspicion and nominated her for possible eviction every week.
At the end of the 71 days which began on January 23, 2022, and ended on April 3, 2022, Mpho Wa Badimo emerged victorious and took home the prize of R2 million.
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Mpho Wa Badimo is a Spiritual Healer and Sangoma
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Outside her fame as a Big Brother Mzansi winner, Michelle prides herself in her gift of African spiritual healing and sangoma.
On July 23, 2023, she celebrated her 7th year anniversary as an African spiritual healer and Sangoma. She shared the story of how she thought she was only doing her family a favor by agreeing to be initiated as a spiritual healer but has realized that she was meant for the role.
Now, she says she would never give up on her gift as a spiritual healer and has gladly given her ancestors, who chose her for the job, permission to use her.
It is because of her spirituality that her fellow housemates didn’t quite like her. They believed she was practicing witchcraft in the house and so grew suspicious of her.
Mpho Wa Badimo has totally accepted her gift and her connection with her ancestors. In fact, her name, chosen ‘stage name’ is a description of her gift. Mpho Wa Badimo means ‘gift of ancestors’.
Is Mpho Wa Badimo Married?
When Mpho left the Big Brother house as the winner, she didn’t just win the 2 million rands. She also won the love of a fellow housemate known as Themba.
While in the house, the 2 didn’t share any intimate relationship but some viewers noticed chemistry between them.
As soon as the show ended, they started a friendship and by June of the same year (2022), Mpho revealed that she was indeed dating her second runner-up, Themba.
By December, rumors that they had done their traditional wedding made it to the internet with supporting images.
Before January, the couple also appeared in an episode of South African TV drama The Black Door. On the show, Mpho Wa Badimo and Themba got married at the club. They took on the roles of Pearl and Zola and even had a controversial involvement with the Slay Queen.
When the news of their marriage became public, fans of Big Brother, Mpho, and Themba were torn.
There was a faction that didn’t believe the story while another believed that Themba was only with Michelle for her money. They claimed that he never fancied the Sangoma and was only with her because she had won the show and was rich.
Another faction believed that Mpho never looked at the South African rapper twice while in the house but on seeing that he was a big deal in the real world, begged him to date and marry her.
In all the allegations and the rumors making waves, it is certain that the couple is no longer together.
Mpho revealed on her social media, in May 2023 that she was kicking Themba out of their home. She shared a video of his clothes packed in bags with Beyonce’s Irreplaceable playing in the background. Soon after the upload, she deleted her Instagram.
She has also moved on with her life and admitted that the relationship with her co-ex-housemate is over.
Themba on the other hand vowed to get her back and apologized for his misdeeds that led to the breakup.
She has 2 Children
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Mpho Wa Badimo is a mother of 2 boys. Her second son who was born on May 28, 2023, is the most publicized of the 2, though.
The reason Mpho’s second son is more widely known than the first is because he is the love child of her and Themba.
They became pregnant sometime towards the tail months of 2022 and by May 2023, the YouTuber welcomed her bundle of Joy.
It seemed like the beginning of the relationship went smoothly but when it was almost time for Mvundla to give birth, the revelation that things had gone sour between the couple, became news.
Unfortunately, she made the decision to raise the boy alone after kicking him out and breaking up with his father.
Why the Reality TV Star Broke Up with the Father of her Second Child
According to the African spiritual healer, Themba, who has 2 other children from his relationship with Nqobil, could not be trusted. He missed so many parts of her pregnancy and kept her in the dark so many times.
This was one of the reasons she broke up with him. She listed a couple of times the rapper missed out on important activities. Also, he would go away and do whatever he wanted without letting her know.
In the wake of the breakup, the Big Brother Mzansi season 3 winner cried out that she and her son were receiving death threats. She claimed that some of the threats even came from people close to her baby daddy, Themba.
Michelle Dimpho Mvundla is Focusing on Making Money
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Following her breakup with the father of her second son and the rumors that she is now broke, Mpho is focusing on making money.
She has put herself out there as a presenter, host, and even a businesswoman. As a host, she made her debut at the 2022 DStv Viewers Choice Awards. She has also been a brand ambassador representing brands such as Castle Milk Stout.
In 2022, she launched a skincare line known as Wabadimo Skincare. The line consists of organically produced skincare products for all skin types.
In addition to the aforementioned, she is also a farmer who is invested in learning all the ropes of the practice. She started off failing and losing a lot but has decided to bounce back and learn everything necessary to expand her farming.
