Nomsa Buthelezi and her wife Zandile Shezi nominated for the cutest couple award

Nomsa Buthelezi and wife Zandile Shezi have marked their first wedding anniversary with a Feather Awards nomination.

The Generations: The Legacy actress together with her sweetheart, who she married in September last year, are nominated for Cutest Couple of the Year at the 12th annual awards that honour the LGBTIQ community.

The couple was in attendance when the nominations were announced yesterday afternoon at Truffles on the Park in Sandton, Johannesburg.

They will compete against Ricki Kgositau and Tony Kanza as well as Sape and Vaivi Maodi-Swartz.

“It feels great, I didn ’ t expect it. It ’ s amazing and I ’ m happy. I was just telling Zandile that I never got this much attention before her,” Buthelezi said.

“She is my good luck charm. She ’ s truly a blessing in my life, I mean I ’ ve been dating for years and such things never happened. Now all of a sudden I ’ m cute. We just celebrated our one year anniversary and the year has been filled with beautiful colours.

“We keep it simple and we have been having so much fun like we are still dating. I wish for our marriage to be like that throughout. ”

Other nominees in attendance included Blue Mbombo, Celeste Khumalo, Connie Chiume, Napo Masheane and Fezile Mkhize.

Mbombo and Khumalo will duke it out for Hot Chick of the Year. Gomora actor Siphesihle Ndaba completes the category.