 Pearl Motiati's Hard Times, From Breaking Up To Moving In With Family A year after suffering heartbreak and moving in with family for a bit, things are looking up for TV and radio host Pearl Motiati. Pearl experienced a rocky 2018, splitting from her bae. As a result she had to make some changes to her living arrangement and ended up staying with family and then a hotel. Reflecting on her struggles this week on Twitter, Pearl said it was a lesson that setbacks are just temporary. I was heartbroken this time last year. There was a change of plans in my love life and we had to cancel a property purchase. I moved in with my sister's family for a week then lived in a hotel for a couple of months. Pearl is doing much better and shared the good news that she is moving into her new home in less than a month. Soon messages of support flooded her inbox and mentions, including from 5 FM radio host and former generations actress Thando Thabiti. Thando said they were both in the same boat, after she split from her fiancé around the same time last year.