South African reality TV star Sbahle Mpisane has shared heart-wrenching insights into her strained relationship with her family. On Thursday, 16 October 2025, the Kwa’MaMkhize star spoke candidly about feeling neglected and disconnected from her biological family, revealing a side of her personal life rarely seen by the public.
An emotional Sbahle Mpisane talks about her relationship ( or lack there of ) with her family ..#PowerLunch pic.twitter.com/38Ms7NLyp9
— Kwena Marara Moabelo (@MararaMoabelo) October 16, 2025
“I’ve never had a relationship with my biological family. In fact, I don’t know them; I just know my mother and my siblings, her two kids. With my dad’s side of the family, I know them, but I don’t have a relationship with them,” Sbahle told Power Lunch host Kwena Marara Moabelo.
Despite her public gratitude towards MaMkhize, especially following her 2018 car crash, Sbahle admitted she feels like an “outsider” in the Mkhize/Mpisane family. She revealed that comparisons to Andile, the socialite’s biological son, have been a source of frustration, emphasizing that they could never be the same.
Reflecting on her feelings of isolation, Sbahle opened up about how disconnected she feels from both her biological and step-family. “I would be happy to just be ashed (cremated) and not have a funeral, because there is nobody who would cry saying they’ll miss me because I’m alive today, and where are you?” she shared, her voice tinged with emotion.
Teary-eyed, Sbahle concluded that she has accepted this reality—a truth she has long hidden from the public eye. Last month, she further opened up about her struggles during an emotional episode of Engineer Your Life with Lungelo KM, shedding light on deeply personal wounds.
One of the most painful chapters of her life, she explained, was being abandoned by her biological mother. “My mom abandoned me when I was three. My mom Shauwn had to be a mother. It’s weird to say that what if I had a child with someone and usually guys walk away. I feel like I will be the one who walks away… why would she leave me? She come back years later. Trauma contributes, so I don’t want to find myself in that situation where either you walk away and you leave me with your child or I walk away and I leave you with my child,” she revealed.
