Single Winnie Bwire reveals challenges she had dating Dan Sonko

Actress Winnie Bwire aka Dida from the movie Sultana has confirmed her split with Dan Sonko, who is located in Mombasa.

On the reconstruction show, Bwire opened up to Lynn Ngugi about her relationship with Dan and the reasons why it ended.

In 2018, they began dating, and five years later, they broke up. She disclosed to Ngugi that as a result of her failed relationship and cancer treatment, she is on a spiritual quest.

The gorgeous actress described going through heartache

"I am starting from scratch because life as I knew it ended."

She claimed that some events had a big impact on how she developed as a person.

"Watu wa Nairobi you like saying character development. So I met my best friend in the whole wide world, and we decided that we are going to settle down. And so we begin this journey.

Two years into the relationship, the people that don't know him, he lost his first wife while delivering his second born. And so he had been on a journey of trying to rebuild. And that is how we came together."

Due to their connection, they chose to date.

"And we said you know what we've been through stuff, let's do this. And it was genuine because we were the best of friends.

And so we set on this path of rebuilding our lives and two years down the line he gets mental health issues, and I don't know what to do Lynn because this is like a scenario where you've...

This is something you've never tackled before and you are young in this union, and you are genuine, and you do know what to do."

The two kids presented an even greater challenge.

"There's kids, there's you, there's work, how do you balance? And so it was such a stressful period in my life, I would say the most stressful period. I have never been put through a test, as big as that."

She was unsure of how to react.

"I didn't know what to do so I decided I'm just going to be here. Whatever unfolds I am just going to be here, because I have to think about myself, my boys and so being in this constant situation of stress I believe led me to sit where I am today because I am not the kind of person who talks about my problems,"

She dislikes being referred to as a powerful woman.

"It's too much for one person to take."

Returning to the connection she said,

"So when we dealt with whatever at that period, after that we were trying to get our lives back to normal and I noticed that my arm was slightly swollen we started noticing that my arm is swelling, it wasn't this big at the time. I kept telling Dan, something is wrong. The last thing you think about is cancer."

Back in July, Dan Sonko broke the news of their split. He posted about it on Facebook.

"Bwire Ndubi are no longer romantically together. We are still very good friends, but when it comes to love/family - to each their own. We still maintain a cordial business relationship. I respect her as a queen in her own right. I care deeply for her, but the decision we arrived at was mutually agreed."

He asserted that they were not married as Kenyans believed.

"We have not married thanks to the #Covid19 Pandemic, so this separation should not be deemed as a divorce. For now, I am a lone ranger. Single and not searching," he said.

In her interview, Bwire seemed to further imply this when she referred to him as her partner.