WINTER has arrived in Cape Town with characteristic force. Rain is pumping, wind is gusting and the temperature has plummeted.
But these two don’t seem to mind – they’re snuggled up on the couch, keeping each other warm while a chicken cooks in the oven.
And the looks that pass between them via the video call speak volumes: they’re head over heels in love. Marc Buckner and Marisia van Wyk have done what the show that made them famous intended: they’ve fallen hook, line and sinker for each other.
For weeks fans of The Bachelor SA watched to see who would capture hunky Marc’s heart. After all the roses had been handed out and contestants left the mansion one by one, it was finally revealed that Marisia was the last woman standing.
But what viewers didn’t know is the final show was filmed back in December – practically a lifetime ago considering how the world has changed since then.
For months the pair were forced to hide their romance from the world so they didn’t let the cat out of the bag while the show was on. But now they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
“Yes, we can be out in the open at last,” Marc says. “It feels very strange – like we should still keep it under wraps.”
Marc chuckles as he recalls how viewers tried to give him advice about who to choose even though filming had wrapped months before. “People would ask me, ‘Did you see this person did this and that in the house?’”
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