Bae Beyond Borders

Season 1 Couples progress Unconfirmed Perfect Match Weekly summary The main events in the Bae Beyond Borders villa are summarised in the table below. ==Series overview==

Season 1 (2023) ;Matching progress: Decisions are made by Zezethu Mniki, Nande Ramncwana, Malibongwe Gumede, and Vuvu Maseti on who gets evicted while looking for a perfect match. : Perfect Match : Unmatched and Dumped : Saved : Nominated : No Nominations : Dumped ==Production==

The reality television series is executively produced by Zinzi Velelo Alake. On 9 October 2023, Showmax Stories shared a hint about the series and introduced its cast with its official trailer, unveiling Zezethu Mniki, Nande Ramncwana, Malibongwe Gumede, and Vuvu Maseti as the main cast of season 1, to be supported by Eric Oshiokhai Akhigbe, Luciano Okere, Chidubem Okeke, Kingsley Okparaebube Ndubuisi, Joshua Richard, Peejay Edozie, Daniel Christain, AMAZN, Franklyn, Daniel, Babatunde, and Jazzy. ==Controversies==

On 12 October 2023, Bae Beyond Borders became controversial as Showmax and DSTV channel Honey was dragged by Nombuso Thobejane and her business partner Kwaile Lebopo, after Bae Beyond Borders trailer went viral. Nombuso and Kwaile said in the viral video “We had pitched the idea to Honey on 29 May this year under the name Loving Beyond Borders.” They further said how Showmax and Honey rejected the proposal for the show, asking them to: “Hold off until next year as they were not commissioning at that time and noted that they would be launching a dating format later this year.” However, Honey channel head Izelle Venter; debunked the claims labelled against them. ==Reception==

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