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Follow gqom superstars Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha as they lift the curtain on their busy lives. All episodes now streaming.

Uthando Lodumo follows Bongekile Simelane and Mandla Maphumulo, better known as gqom superstars Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha, as they live their lives in the spotlight. 

“We’re an open book in the way we live our lives,” says Babes in the first season of the Showmax Original reality series, which follows her and the West Ink Records founder from his proposal live on air on Gagasi FM in October 2020 through marriage counselling, lobola negotiations and pregnancy all the way to their vibrant traditional wedding in April 2021. 

Season 2 follows the couple as they raise their baby and draws the curtain back to reveal the story behind the most contentious headlines of the past year while also showing how the couple’s careers are evolving.

Binge Seasons 1-2 now.

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Ep 1: Family is important

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Ep 2: The Reconciliation

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Uthando Lodumo S2: Babes addresses Mampintsha’s infidelity

Uthando Lodumo S2: Babes addresses Mampintsha’s infidelity

Babes Wodumo wants her husband, Mampintsha, to be honest about whether or not he has a child outside of their marriage. Stream the latest episode of Uthando Lodumo Season 2, only on Showmax.

Uthando Lodumo S2: Babes Wodumo wants a paternity test for Mampintsha

Uthando Lodumo S2: Babes Wodumo wants a paternity test for Mampintsha

Gqom couple Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha find themselves in yet another tricky situation in episode 8 of Uthando Lodumo S2, now streaming on Showmax

Uthando Lodumo S2: How losing her Instagram account is hurting Babes’s business

Uthando Lodumo S2: How losing her Instagram account is hurting Babes’s business

On the latest episode of Uthando Lodumo, Babes faces the possibility of losing her Instagram account which she has worked so hard to build.

Uthando Lodumo Season 2: Babes and Mampintsha still committed to their marriage

Uthando Lodumo Season 2: Babes and Mampintsha still committed to their marriage

Babes and Mampintsha invite cameras into their therapy session with Pastor Dube on the latest episode of Uthando Lodumo.

Uthando Lodumo S2: Babes and Mampintsha try to resolve their marital problems

Uthando Lodumo S2: Babes and Mampintsha try to resolve their marital problems

Babes and Mampintsha attend a counselling session in an attempt to resolve some of their marital issues in episode 5 of Uthando Lodumo Season 2.

Uthando Lodumo Season 2 episode 4: The families make peace

Uthando Lodumo Season 2 episode 4: The families make peace

Are the Simelanes and Maphumulo families ready to bury the hatchet? Find out in this week’s episode of Showmax Original Uthando Lodumo.

Uthando Lodumo Season 2: Babes Wodumo’s birthday party turns sour

Uthando Lodumo Season 2: Babes Wodumo’s birthday party turns sour

If episode 3 of Uthando Lodumo S2 is anything to go by, Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha might disagree a lot, but their love for each other makes up for all their misunderstandings.

Interview: Mampintsha and Babes Wodumo on their relationship, son and family feud

Interview: Mampintsha and Babes Wodumo on their relationship, son and family feud

Mampintsha and Babes open up about their lives after marriage, becoming parents and navigating their very public family feud in Uthando Lodumo.

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