ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

Actress Brenda Mhlongo has been vocal in the media about still being madly in love with her husband, Edmund Mhlongo, after 20 years of marriage. This despite having married him when she was only 18 years old. Speaking to TshisaLive, the Generations: The Legacy actress said the secret to making it work through decades was a healthy dose of space between them, as she says the travelling they both did turned out to be both an advantage and disadvantage. She was quoted as saying: “Each time we saw each other, it felt like our honeymoon. I think that contributed to keeping the fire burning between us. “Because I missed my family so much, every time I saw them I appreciated them even more. So the distance kept the marriage going.” Mhlongo also expressed that her husband was fully supportive of her craft as an actress and allowed her to spread her wings, even being her trainer when it came to perfecting her acting skills.