"Atrocious" — Love Never Lies: South Africa fans react to Gontse calling his relationship with Muneka a "prolonged fling"

Love Never Lies: South Africa, Netflix's latest reality show focused on a predominantly South African cast aired Episodes 1-6 on November 29, 2024. The show saw the six couples get divided into two different villas, namely Omgowo and Umjolo.

Those staying in Umjolo were introduced to new singles as they formed connections while Omgowo residents were shown clips of their partners' interactions with the other villa.

In Episode 6, Munaka was shown a clip of Gontse talking about their relationship. When one cast member asked him whether he believed "Mo" was his soulmate or if it was just a prolonged fling that cast member said it felt "somewhat" like a prolonged fling.

During an EyeDetect test, the male cast member admitted to hiding his and Muneka's relationship on social media because he thought of it as a "fling."

Fans of Love Never Lies: South Africa reacted to Gontse's confession online and criticized him for calling his and Muneka's relationship a fling. One person wrote on X:

"This show is so messy. Gontse saying his relationship with Munaka is just a prolonged fling is completely atrocious."

"the gasp I gasped when Gontse admitted that his relationship with Munaka is a fling that got prolonged," a fan commented.

"Munaka should have left Gonste as soon as she found out about him sleeping with her best friend.. what is wrong with these men?" a tweet read.

Fans of Love Never Lies: South Africa felt Gontse and Muneka's relationship was not real:

"So he slept with Munaka's best friend and she made peace with it," a person wrote.

"Munaka and Gontse quit playing guys what kind of fake relationship is this ?" a fan commented.

"I feel like Gontse and his girl are here acting. they are here for clout," a tweet read.

Fans of Love Never Lies: South Africa further said:

"This Love Never Lies show feels lowkey scripted. Munaka and Gontse’s relationships feels made up sana," a person wrote.

"Date people for who they are and not their potential, Munaka you deserve better sista," a fan commented.

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"This is not nice" — Muneka reacts to clips of Gontse's interactions in Love Never Lies: South Africa

In Love Never Lies: South Africa Episode 6, host Minenhle “Minnie” Dlamini showed residents of Omgowo clips of their partners' interactions. This included Muneka, who entered the show along with her boyfriend, Gontse.

The female cast member stated she was nervous about watching her boyfriend's clips because she could be either be shocked or happy about his actions. Minnie asked Muneka whether Gontse's behavior was unpredictable and she replied "Very."

In the first clip, the male Love Never Lies: South Africa star said he could get over "heartbreak" but "disrespect" would bother him for the rest of his life. While talking to several residents of Umjolo, Gontse said that Muneka had "upped her perception of what a man" should be. He added that he didn't fit that perspective.

While Muneka was glad that her boyfriend was honest, she was upset by the following clip. The following clip showed him in bed with Lilhe and in a confessional, Gontse said that he didn't know if it was "s*xual tension" but that something was "building" between the two.

The female Love Never Lies: South Africa single asked whether Gontse felt Muneka was his soulmate.

"Or do you think that it was more of, like, a fling that prolonged?" she questioned Gontse.

The male participant replied that a part of him felt like that sometimes. A group of singles further asked him if he had ever cheated on his girlfriend but Gontse avoided the question.

Minnie asked how Muneka felt after watching the clips and she said she didn't want to deal with it because she felt she could "die" and "collapse." During an EyeDetect test, Gontse admitted he hid his relationship with Muneka on social media because he thought of it as a fling.

"I'm trying my best not to throw a fit right now. But it's just very — Yeah, this is — this is not nice. I'm really disappointed in what I'm seeing, what I'm hearing," Muneka said.

Fans reacted to Gontse's behavior towards Muneka online and criticized him for calling their relationship a fling.

Watch episodes of Love Never Lies: South Africa on Netflix.