Ivy Kombo, Kasi wedding in February

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By Showbiz Reporter

AN IMPENDING marriage has forced Pastor Admire Kasi to admit the worst kept secret in showbiz – a relationship with gospel singer, Ivy Kombo.

The two love birds who divorced their partners before moving to Britain to “spread the word of God” have announced they are getting married in February next year.

Kasi has flown back to Zimbabwe to make arrangements for the wedding, and Kombo, who lives in Luton, is expected to follow soon.

"We’re going to wed in February next year. This has been a result of serious consultations with several Christian leaders for guidance and I am pleased that everything is in order," Kasi told journalists in Harare.

He added: “Those who knew how my previous marriage ended and those who knew when this relationship started are at peace.”

Kasi has three children – Linda, Lorraine and Tino -- from his collapsed marriage with ex-wife, Sara.

Kombo, who split from her husband, Edmore Moyo, has a child, Sammy-Joe.

Sammy-Joe’s paternity was a source of much gossip in Zimbabwe, but Kombo is intent on putting the rumours to rest and has revealed that Moyo -- and not Kasi, or South African gospel singer Vuyo Mokoena – is the dad.

The music website, Expomusique.com reported recently that Kasi’s ex-wife “fled the United Kingdom for the safe-haven of Canada together with her children”.

Kombo, whose most successful hit to date is Sammy-Joe -- a track dedicated to her daughter – appears to have put her singing career on hold.

She has held a few shows in the UK, mainly as a supporting act. Her shows have not been too successful, according to friends.

Expomusique.com reports that just before leaving Zimbabwe, Kasi had hit hard times after his annual gospel music show, Nguva Yakwana, which featured several Zimbabwean artists failed to pull in the crowds.

“He was indebted to almost everyone in the industry and soon his Newlands home was put under the auctioneer's hammer, only to be rescued at the last minute,” the website reported.

“The salvation of his home meant he had to sacrifice something valuable– he had to sell off his Mercedes Benz E-Class, by then one of the few luxury cars running around the streets of Harare with a full tank of fuel.

“Ivy was dragged into the courts – and onto the front pages of tabloid newspapers in Harare – after she failed to honour the repair bills for her motor vehicle.

“As the problems were mounting, Kasi and Kombo retired to the comfort of London, where they went under the pretext of ‘spreading the word of God’ and holding some gospel music shows.”

The website added: “If ever Kasi and Kombo come back to Harare, they are most likely to live a life of solitude and misery as Ivy is booed at most of her public appearances, which makes her stage act a bit difficult.

“It is against this background that the congregation at Upper View Ministries, his church, dwindled to such low figures that he did not have a "quorum" to hold a Sunday service. The low attendance figures plus the marauding creditors could have forced Kasi and Kombo to seek the cold comfort of London.”
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