Thursday, January 18, 2024

Splitsville for The Bachelorette SA's Qiniso Van Damme and Gareth Ehret who announce 2023 breakup after taking time 'to heal and grow'.


by Thinus Ferreira

It's three for three and splitsville after three years for The Bachelorette SA's Qiniso Van Damme and Gareth "Gaz" Ehret who have broken off their romantic relationship.

The breakup of Qiniso Van Damme and Gareth Ehret follows the breakup of Lee Thompson and Gina Myers after the end of the first season of The Bachelor SA on M-Net, and after the breakup of Marc Buckner and Marisia van Wyk after the conclusion of the second season of The Bachelor SA.

March Buckner is currently in a relationship with the Namibian model Jo-Marie Harteveld.

Qiniso Van Damme on Tuesday revealed that she and Ehret had already broken up months ago sometime last year and over the last few months had time to "heal and grow".

In a social media post she announced that "Our love was real and special and will always remain so. We have chosen to share this love with each other as friends."

"I'm glad to have had the last few months to heal and grow. I am sorry to those who hear church bells, to those who believed with their hearts that this was on life. We both hoped so too."

She writes "I am beyond honoured and privileged to have had South Africa share in our love and cheer us on. They thought that millions cared enough to invest in and tuned in every Thursday on M-Net channel 101 still overwhelms me with gratitude."