Rapulana Seiphemo has made a name for himself in the movie industry as a veteran actor and filmmaker. However, he is also a ladies’ man. He has made the headlines severally for infidelity and what makes the infidelity scandals even more interesting is that Rapulana may still be married. When Rapulana and his Generations: The Legacy co-star Zoe Mthiyane decided to make their on-screen romantic relationship a reality, South Africans hoped it would be as open as depicted on the show. However, that was not the case as their real-life romance was more of a secret affair, which enabled Seiphemo’s habit of infidelity. This became the undoing of the relationship between Rapulana Seiphemo and Zoe Mthiyane, which ended in a messy breakup.
Rapulana Seiphemo And Zoe Mthiyane Started Dating From The Set Of Generations: The Legacy
Rapulana Seiphemo and Zoe Mthiyane were both well known as cast members of the popular South African soapie, Generations: The Legacy. In the series, they played Tau Mogale (Rapulana Seiphemo) and Zitha Langa (Zoe Mthiyane), who were both in love. However, when Tau Mogale realized that Zitha Langa was keeping secrets from him, they broke up.
Their relationship, in reality, may have sparked off from the intimate role they both played in the series, but even when their on-screen love came to an end, it was still very much alive in real life. While the relationship thrived, they were very discrete about it, making it difficult to tell when their relationship started, but rumors about it have been moving around since 2017.
The irony of the whole thing is that Rapulana Seiphemo was and is still married to his beautiful wife, Olga Rubeiro, who he has been with since 2003. The way he manages to keep his family together despite frequent cheating allegations is still a mystery.
Zoe Mthiyane Confirmed Their Affair Through Her Social Media Posts
As discreet as the former lovebirds tried to be, Zoe oftentimes spilled the tea on the relationship. While the love flames were kindled, she would most times be so overwhelmed with the love Rapulana Seiphemo showered on her that despite making it clear that she would not bring her private life to the public domain, she would give fans a glimpse of how loved he made her feel.
On the 27th of May 2018, she posted a picture of a man with the exact skin color and bald head as Rapulana, laying his head on her waist with the caption ‘Sweet Snap #mcm.’ Although the face of her ‘man crush’ was not revealed in the picture, it is almost easy to tell that it was Rapulana.
On Mother’s day in 2018, she posted a picture of a man cooking for her, with the caption ‘Happy mother’s day.’ Once again, the man was backing the camera but had the exact skin color, bald head, and height of Rapulana Seiphemo. Fans were quick to notice that her mystery man was probably her on-screen lover.
Zoe, who must have figured out that her mother’s day celebration picture may have sent a confirmatory signal that she did not want to give out, quickly took down the image. But she was too late as followers had already saved a copy of it for themselves.
Their Secret Relationship Ended Up In A Messy Breakup
After several years of being part of the top-rated series Generation: The Legacy, Zoe Mthiyane got fired in 2020. Reports have it that she was fired because of her inability to draw a good line between her personal life and job. It was also said that her breakup with Rapulana affected her mentally, making her depressed and affecting her professional conduct at work so much so that she collapsed on set.
For two people who never confirmed their relationship, admitting it with messy breakup news makes the story more interesting. There were reports that Zoe collapsed because she came to work drunk, but she debunked this news saying it was plotted by those who hated her and wanted her out of the series.
Zoe confirmed that she actually collapsed on set, but it was due to emotional fatigue and bullying by a coworker on set and her friends. She added that the co-worker was one of Rapulana’s girlfriends. Other production members also confirmed that three other actresses were actually bullying and trying to frustrate her out of the show. Sadly, it worked as her contract was not renewed.
Rapulana and Zoe’s exact breakup time is unknown, but collapsing on set escalated the whole issue. From the stories that filtered out, you can easily tell that their breakup happened due to the former’s roving eyes. Since their breakup in 2020, Zoe Mthiyane has not been linked with any other man, neither has she been in a known romantic relationship.
Rapulana Seiphemo Doesn’t Seem To Deny His Infidelity
Despite being a successful man, Rapulana Seiphemo rarely makes headlines for the right reasons, and he does not seem to really care about it. In 2013, he was accused of assaulting one of his numerous girlfriends at Honeydew. In an interview with Drum, he agreed that he had an affair with the woman. However, he denied assaulting her and opted to settle the matter out of court.
As a result of this allegation, it was rumored that his marriage was hitting the rocks, but he rubbished the news saying that his wife was too beautiful for him to divorce her. When he asked why he keeps mistresses outside his marriage at the same interview, his face immediately changed looks, and he preferred not to respond to that question.
With all of this, he still can’t take his eyes off other women. Barely two years after his assault case, he made news again for having another entanglement outside his marriage. Even after Zoe Mthiyane, he moved on with another actress whose name is not mentioned.
Rapulana Seiphemo must have a firm hold on his wife and family to keep his family together while sleeping with other women. He certainly has a thing that attracts these women who won’t mind sharing him with his wife.