'It's over but we're still pals' – Gert-Johan Coetzee and Vicky Visagie on their amicable split

Classical music plays on an antique radio set as the two smiling men are photographed in the stylish Johannesburg home.

Here in the heart of Linden, at the home of fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee and his husband, Vicky Visagie, things seem to be pretty much the same as whenever we’ve visited before. 

The two playfully tease each other, laughing at each other’s jokes, just as they’ve done for the past 17 years. There’s no sign of anything being amiss, not even a hint of animosity between the pair.