Following a sensational whirlwind romance for all of South Africa to see, The Bachelor SA season two contestant Bridget Marshall promised her hand in marriage to former Golden Lions rugby player Kobus de Kock.
Kobus (33) has deep roots in the Boland as a former Paarl Boys’ High learner, currently a sales manager of new cars at NTT Volkswagen, Paarl.
He shared the love story with his betrothed Bridget (33) to whom he popped the big question, years after their first encounter in Durban in 2013.
“My first impression of her was that she’s simply beautiful with a lust for life. I had planned on proposing in December while on holiday in Cape Agulhas. My parents now live there and it’s where I’ve spent vacations my entire life,” he reminisced.
Kobus was blessed to celebrate the occasion surrounded with family at home.
Before rekindling their long-time-coming spark, Bridget competed for Marc Buckner’s heart in the 2020 circuit of The Bachelor SA. Her journey, however, came to an end when Buckner’s final rose was offered to Marisia van Wyk in the season two final rose ceremony.
Bridget said: “I learnt a lot about myself [on the show] and what I wanted in a relationship. I became stronger mentally. I learnt how to stand up for myself and believe in what I deserve in a relationship.”
She said being on a show such as The Bachelor is tough, not to mention mentally and emotionally draining. “You need to be strong and need to stand by who you are and what you believe in.
“When Kobus and I first got together, I knew he was the one for me. He was everything I had ever dreamed of in a man (and more). He makes me feel more loved and appreciated than I ever have before.”
Her first impressions of Kobus were: “Wow he is dreamy and those eyes are mesmerizing”. She describes him as loving, dreamy and her Prince Charming.
She now owns her own travel company, TravelB, in which she devours her passions for travel, fashion, food and socialising.
Kobus will see this beauty march down the isle in August later this year.
Kobus says what he values more than anything in a relationship is honesty. “It’s simple. We have been honest to each other since day one and if something is bugging either one of us – we discuss it.
“Trust, understanding and kindness,” is what makes a relationship last, for Bridget.
Kobus believes 2022 will be their year – in which his fiance’s motto is to never take anything in life for granted.
“Appreciate the little things, the finer moments,” she concluded.
