Sophie Ndaba's ex, Keith Harrington, believes he has shaken off the "bad spirits" Ndaba brought him.

He has now moved on after their nasty divorce and found love again.

The Mpumalanga-based bishop paid lobolo for Pastor Makgoshi Harrington, née Mabaso, of Motetema in Limpopo in May and registered the marriage at home affairs on June 30.

This weekend they will host a wedding ceremony in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, where the two pastors blessed their union a week ago.

Harrington told Sowetan: "My ex and I had a surprise wedding as she complained about being a victim of bad publicity for years, causing even the breakdown of some of her relationships. However, being equally yoked with her caused such spirits to be transferred to me also."

Ndaba would not entertain any talk. When called for comment, she insisted: "I don't want my name involved because that is not part of my life. I think it is enough. I have children."

Meanwhile, over at the Harringtons love is in the air, especially after the heartbreak the two lovers had experienced in the past.

Makgoshi, 32, separated from her common-law husband, who she would not name, in April 2012. They lived together for seven years before it all disintegrated into what she says was "physical, emotional and verbal abuse".

The love-struck groom gushed: "Makgoshi is a true gift from God, an answer to many years of prayer and one whom God has used to pick up my broken life and put it back together."

The couple said they had been friends and colleagues since the early 2000s. After their respective marriages collapsed three years ago, they started dating last October.

After leaving Ndaba, Harrington started a "divorce clinic" which he said would help save the marriages of celebrities.

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