SIYA AND RACHEL KOLISI ANNOUNCE DIVORCE
Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi has, together with his wife Rachel, announced their divorce. The unexpected news broke on Instagram when the couple shared the post to both of their accounts.
The news left South Africa stunned as they were often seen as the country’s golden couple. Rachel often portrayed the role of the loving wife, moving to other cities and countries alongside their two children to support her husband’s career.
In the post, the couple said they aim to remain great friends.
“While our relationship as a couple is changing, we remain great friends and committed partners in raising our children with the same love and care they’ve always known.”
Together, the couple head the Kolisi Foundation. The aim of the foundation is to change the stories of inequality of in South Africa.
The Kolisis emphasised their commitment to the Foundation.
“We will also continue working together on the Foundation that means so much to us.”
Together, the couple is also raising Siya’s much younger brother and sister. When their mother passed away, Siya took his then-young siblings under his wing. Rachel has played an influential role in their lives as a sister-in-law/mother figure.
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