Here's why Nandi and Zakes are super private

05 September 2016 - 10:30 By TMG Entertainment
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For more than three years Nandi and Zakes Bantwini have managed to keep their romance away from the public eye.

Image: via Zakes Bantwini Instagram

Even though their romance was kind of an open secret, both Nandi and Zakes stuck to their commitment of never 'officially' confirming that they were a couple.

In fact, even when marriage and pregnancy rumours emerged a few months ago, the lovebirds ensured that it stayed away from the spotlight, until they were ready to tell the world.

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Nandi surprised fans at the opening of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week when she debuted her baby bump.

However, there's still some details of their lives that Nandi has promised to keep to themselves. In an interview with TMG Entertainment last week Nandi said that she knows the gender of her baby but will never publicly reveal that.

Speaking to Drum magazine this week the mommy-to-be explained why both she and Zakes have guarded their private life so fiercely.

"I grew up in a family where your private family issues were private, and that's what we did as a couple. Yes, we are well known, but it doesn't mean we should share intimate parts of our lives with people," she said.

Nandi also explained that she decided to take Zakes' surname because she didn't want to confuse her child.

"We're introducing a new human being into the family, so I'm trying not to confuse my child. I'm now a Madida, and that's how I'll be addressed."

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