See the 8 year old boy, who wed 61-year-old woman, getting use to his new wife.

Sanele Mailela has said that he feels like a husband now that he is married. The schoolboy enjoyed a meal with his new wife Helen Shabangu, 61, and her family in the wake of the wedding. The couple wed after his grandfather contacted him from beyond the grave asking him to have a 'white wedding'.

With his feet dangling above the floor and his child's portion of food, it looks like he's having dinner at his grandma's.
In fact Sanele Masilela, 8, is enjoying dinner with his wife, following his marriage to her two weeks ago, and said he is now beginning to feel like a proper husband.
The school boy married Helen Shabangu after his grandfather contacted him from beyond the grave telling him that he needed to wed.
He added: 'I told my mother that I wanted to get married because I really did want to.
'I'm happy that I married Helen - but I will go to school and study hard.
'When I'm older I will marry a lady my own age.'
Sanele's 46-year-old mum, Patience Masilela added that she believes the ceremony 'was not wrong' and that it has pleased the ancestors.
She said: 'This is the first time this has happened in the family.
'Sanele is named after his grandfather, who was never had a white wedding before he died so asked Sanele to get married. He chose Helen because he loves her.
'By doing this we made the ancestors happy. If we hadn't done what my son had asked then something bad would have happened in the family.
'I didn't have a problem with it because I know it's what the ancestors wanted and it would make them happy.'
'Sanele was fine and he was happy about the ceremony and it was what he wanted. He was happy to get married and very excited.'

Eight-Year Old Sanele Masilela posing with his 61-year-old bride at their wedding ceremony. The marriage has caused shock-waves around the world

The schoolboy has gone back to his normal life and enjoys playing with friends his own age

Despite being a married man little Sanele loves to play football where he lives in Pretoria, South Africa.

With this ring: The boy's family say the wedding was simply a ritual and not recognised in law

The couple pose in traditional costume. The £1,500 cost of the wedding included £500 for the bride

Given away: Sanele walks to his wedding with his mother as people look on. The ceremony shocked some people in the community

A portrait of the happy family. (L-R) Alfred Shabangu (Helen's first husband) Helen Shabangu, Sanele Masilela (on the floor) and Sanele's mother Patient Masilela

Helen, who is a close family friend, shares a meal with Sanele's grandmother Lucy Masuku