There\u2019s a softness in radio host Sam Lehoko that didn\u2019t used to be there\u2014something that only shows up after you\u2019ve had to survive yourself and come out the other side with steadier ground beneath your feet.<\/p>\n
Every weekday morning, she\u2019s up before the day fully kicks in. She prays, meditates, and makes coffee as the home gradually wakes around her, setting the tone for a routine that\u2019s busy but no longer chaotic.<\/p>\n
Once the rhythm starts, it\u2019s straight into motion: school drop-offs, football training, cricket kit prep, messages from her team, and wedding plans written into notebooks. Then come her radio duties on 947, recovery sessions, boxing workouts, and long late-night talks with her fianc\u00e9 about flowers, family, and what \u201cforever\u201d is supposed to feel like.<\/p>\n
Her career began in 2014, when she worked across television and radio, stepped away briefly, and later returned. \u201cSammy Sosa,\u201d as many listeners still affectionately call her, says she\u2019s less focused on fame now and more focused on peace\u2014on doing the work she loves while keeping herself grounded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels great to be back on the radio,\u201d she says, adding that people in the entertainment industry sometimes need to take a step back. \u201cThis is something that I have always loved doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s gratitude in her voice now, along with a kind of carefulness. In her view, the spotlight doesn\u2019t get to define her anymore. What matters is purpose and presence\u2014especially for someone who once stepped away from television and radio to save herself. Being able to sit behind the microphone again, she says, feels almost sacred.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrioritising one\u2019s mental and emotional well-being is everything,\u201d she explains. \u201cThe times when I was away from TV and radio are when I focused on myself the most.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those absences weren\u2019t the glamorous kind people speculate about. They were difficult, necessary resets. In 2020, still grieving her father\u2019s passing and privately facing addiction, Sam removed herself from almost everything\u2014including family.<\/p>\n
Now, she speaks about that period with striking honesty. \u201cThis year I celebrate six years of sobriety,\u201d she says. \u201cI now live a life of purpose. I am intentional about everything that I do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Where she once described herself as \u201cnegative, toxic, and self-absorbed,\u201d she now talks in a different language: accountability, spirituality, service, and becoming. \u201cThere are three parts to us. The person we were, the person we are now, and the person we are becoming.\u201d<\/p>\n
And for her, that change isn\u2019t only heard through her voice\u2014it\u2019s visible in the life she\u2019s building beyond the microphone.<\/p>\n
On 24 June 2026, Sam plans to marry her fianc\u00e9, Tristan, at an intimate winter wedding in Pretoria. The celebration will be for 54 guests, with the overall look leaning into cream and beige tones, autumn colours, tall trees, candlelight, and the crisp feel of cold air.<\/p>\n
The reception will include one long table designed to bring strangers together, with guests encouraged to sit side by side. Speeches will be delivered from seats rather than podiums, and the music lineup is expected to move across every imaginable genre.<\/p>\n
As part of the ceremony, there will also be an empty chair set aside for her late father, decorated with flowers and his photograph.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll definitely have a seat for him at my ceremony,\u201d she says. She notes that her relationship with Tristan didn\u2019t begin with dramatic romance\u2014it grew from familiarity. Tristan had gone to boarding school with her younger brother, and he had even attended her father\u2019s funeral years before they became close. Later, they reconnected at a recovery meeting, where she initially saw him as \u201canother younger brother\u201d who needed support.<\/p>\n
From there, things unfolded through a football tournament, endless conversations, and a growing willingness to be honest and vulnerable. Eventually, the connection deepened into a love neither of them had to force.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first time in my life, this feels effortless,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
The proposal followed the same theme of simplicity. There was no big restaurant moment and no kneeling\u2014just a straightforward question asked casually at home, answered with certainty.<\/p>\n
In many ways, that same approach is shaping both their wedding and their relationship. They\u2019ve chosen not to take on loans for something lavish and over-the-top, trimmed their guest list, avoided outside opinions, and prioritised intimacy over performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wedding is one thing, but the marriage is something totally different,\u201d Sam says. Rather than getting lost in extravagance, the couple has focused on marriage counselling, recovery work, and creating emotional safety together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are two whole people coming into a relationship to love, celebrate, and care for one another,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
For Sam, happiness is no longer something you chase like a thrill. \u201cA second chance at happiness means I no longer have to chase escape. I can build a life I don\u2019t want to run from.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the most powerful line she offers throughout the conversation\u2014and the clearest sign of what she\u2019s been working toward. After everything, she\u2019s a woman who finally feels at peace with herself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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