Rachel and Siya Kolisi’s divorce has seen social media unearth skeletons from the Springbok captain’s past. And one included his 2019 DMs drama with influencer and fitness model, Marike Botha.SIYA KOLISI SLID INTO MY DMS’
Before jetting off to Japan ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Siya Kolisi would make headlines for all the wrong reasons.
In March of that year, the Springbok’s wife, Rachel, trended on social media after she named and shamed Marike Botha, whom she accused of “sliding” into his DMs.
“Just wondering what her a** is doing in my husband’s DMs?” she shared alongside a pic of the woman wearing a thong.
She added: “In case you haven’t heard, I don’t like being disrespected.”
“My face is so red because I am so angry. But I just want to finish off this situation saying this, that the days of women having to take sh*t and deal with sand do nothing about it – are over!”
According to Marike, Rachel jumped to the wrong conclusion.
She shared in a series of Instagram Stories. “Siya Kolisi slid into my DM’s. Sends me the post that I posted on IG. His wife sees this and makes it look like I’m sending him my a**. The post is on my IG!”.
According to Marike, Siya approached her about wearing one of his favourite swimwear and underwear brands, Franklees.
Marike then demanded an apology from Rachel after she claimed she was “slut-shamed” by the public. She also alleged that she had received alarming threats and had to utilise a bodyguard.Rachel – who deleted her Twitter account and temporarily disabled her Instagram – did not respond to social media storm.
WHERE IS MARIKE BOTHA NOW?
Fast forward to 2024, and Marike Botha has managed to stay out of the spotlight. She’s also had several new personal life milestones, including getting married to a software engineer named Len Van Zyl.
Last year, the fitness star welcomed a baby boy. Earlier this year, she revealed she was expecting her second child, a baby girl.