A woman scorned is one who tells all

NOTHING feeds our appetite for scandal more than affairs and the fallout thereof played out in the public eye. From Buhle Mkhize to Monica Lewinsky, these women went from obscurity to infamy because of the famous company they kept between the sheets.

But where are they now and does the spectre of their scandals still haunt them? Buhle Mkhize

Mkhize made headlines recently for her famous Gigaba Files. The former mistress of Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba set Twitter ablaze when she threatened to release more info on their affair in retaliation for Gigaba’s wife Noma accusing her of tearing her family apart.

The media first caught whiff of the affair rumours in 2015 when Mkhize and Noma fought it out on social media.

Before being thrust into the spotlight as a home-wrecker, Mkhize moved from her home in KZN to the US in 2001.

Today Mkhize is a celebrity stylist, fashion curator and yoga instructor based in New York. And it seems the scandal hasn’t scuppered her ambition to get to the top either – she now dresses high-profile celeb clients for awards ceremonies. Monica Lewinsky Lewinsky became known as the woman who brought the White House to its knees.

When news of US President Bill Clinton’s affair with White House intern Lewinsky broke in 1998, the world held its collective breath.

Those famous words: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” started off a snowball reaction, eventually leading to Clinton being impeached.

But it was ultimately Lewinsky’s blue dress with DNA evidence on it that sealed his fate.

During a rare interview with The Guardian newspaper, she revealed she is still working to reclaim her identity, saying: “The shame sticks to you like tar.”

But Lewinsky has taken the good with the bad by becoming a strong advocate for anti-bullying campaigns. Khanyi Mbau

Famous in her own right as one of the stars of local soapie Muvhango, Mbau had carved out a successful television career until her dalliance with businessman Theunis Crous, who was married to Primrose Crous at the time, was made public in 2009.

Mbau’s star doesn’t seem to be waning as she enjoys reasonable success with her acting career.

Just last year, the Johannesburg Film Festival named their top 10 SA actresses in film, with Mbau making the cut following the success of the movie Happiness Is A Four-letter Word.