‘Married at First Sight’ Stars Palesa Mphaki and Tshepo Miya Call It Quits
- Palesa Mphaki and Tshepo Miya have officially called it quits after weeks of endless fights and disagreements
- Even after attempting to settle their differences, the Married At First Sight stars decided that it was best to end their marriage once and for all
- Fans of the show weighed in on the couple's separation and have singled out the cause
- Briefly News asked Media and Communication Lecturer Adelina Mbinjama how public figures, particularly in entertainment, balance personal life pressures with public expectations around marriage and relationships
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They say all good things must come to an end. However, according to Married At First Sight's Tshepo Miya and Palesa Mphaki, it's been downhill since the very beginning.
In the latest episode aired on Sunday, 14 September 2025, the couple confirmed they were ending their marriage.
Despite their attempt to iron out their differences and find a way forward after weeks of disagreements, it seems Tshepo and Palesa saw it best to go their separate ways.
Palesa said she tried to make their marriage work without any effort from her seemingly polygamous husband's end:
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"Nobody can say I didn't try, and with how things have transpired, with no participation from his side."
She claims that whenever they had get-togethers, whether it's meeting her family or Palesa meeting his friends, Tshepo would come up with excuses:
"It's clear that it's not a me problem."
Meanwhile, Tshepo, who had since moved out of their marital home, said he regretted being on the show:
"Thinking about everything from day one, I completely regret it. I don't know how we got here. I had no business being with this person. I feel robbed of an experience, a truly amazing experience."
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The couple's volatile relationship has seen its fair share of ups and downs, which have been documented for the whole of South Africa to watch.
Social media users took to Twitter (X) and weighed in on Tshepo and Palesa's failed marriage.
Briefly News asked Media and Communication Lecturer Adelina Mbinjama how entertainers manage the pressures of personal life while meeting public expectations around marriage and relationships. She explained:
"It might not be easy for those in the entertainment business to strike a complete balance between the personal life and public life, but it should be noted that they are entitled to frame how they want to be perceived.
Striking balances is up to the individual and the boundaries they have set up for themselves and their families who are often also subjected to scrutiny due to being affliated with someone who is a public figure."
Fans react to Tshepo and Palesa's split
Online users shared their thoughts on the couple's breakup, claiming that Tshepo Miya was indeed a dodgy character:
Ktlwano_Mokoena said:
"Tshepo is a horrible person, end of story. He could have literally kept quiet if he had nothing good to say."
Soqaka_ was relieved:
"I have nothing to say about Tshepo this week, good riddance."
thabang4real2 wrote:
"Tshepo ruined this for Palesa. Yho! What a horrible man."
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GCINANI_ wrote:
"Tshepo said 'I do,' then immediately said 'I might do others too.' That man brought up polygamy before the honeymoon snacks were served! And still had the nerve to cry 'Robbed of an experience.' Sir, you robbed yourself."
Kay_Rantai slammed Tshepo:
"Tshepo is what we call a Narcissist!!! How is he claiming he was robbed of an experience when he was the one who not only introduced the polygamy conversation minutes after saying 'I do'? He also refused to meet Palesa's family or let her meet his."
MissAane added:
"Tshepo will forever be single! Now we see why all the women he has ever been with leave him."
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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Maepa, née Moroeng, is an entertainment editor at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has eight years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and completed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za
Adelina Mbinjama (Media and Communication Lecturer) Adelina is a Media and Communication Lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in Cape Town, where she has worked since 2018 and was appointed permanently in 2020. Her research interests include Digital Media and Cyber-Ethics, Black Feminism, Cultural Studies, and Communication. She focuses on the representation of women in various media, with much of her work examining digital media use and cyber-ethics among black youth, women, NGOs, and black-owned businesses. She plans to further explore AI and cyber-ethics.
