It’s been a turbulent week for Springbok captain Siya Kolisi.
The World Cup winner has been the focal point of news since the couple announced their divorce after eight years of marriage.
Now, Rachel Kolisi is making the headlines after a particular episode of her podcast series – Rachel Kolisi: How To Lead Your Own Life – resurfaced, highlighting relationship strain.
What was said?
“From the beginning, you know, we have always had situations of him being away for one, two, three, four months at a time and you learn to kind of live with that,” Rachel said on her podcast.
“I have friends whose husband will travel for three days and then (they say to me) I don’t know how the heck you do this, this is insane.
“You just get so used to it and so yeah, you kind of just get on with life and I mean, there’s so much access over the phone that’s been made a lot easier now to stay connected.
“It’s like a pet peeve for me, it’s like when people are with one another like at a dinner or something and someone’s on their phone, like it’s just an absolute no-no
for me.”
“It’s just something that I cannot stand. I’m like, if you are going to take the time, then be there, you know, be there, be present and there.
“There’s so much nonsense … I think that that is just the most inappropriate and the most disrespectful thing people can do is just to be on their phone.
“It’s different if you, you know, there’s something really important that’s coming or an emergency with the kids or you trying to sort something out, that’s a completely different situation but to sit and be like on Instagram when you’re with people and that like just works on my nerves.
“I just think the time that you do make for people, make sure that you’re fully present because that goes a long way with people, just making them feel like they’ve got your full attention, your mind is nowhere else, your eyes are nowhere else, they’ve just got you, that can last you a good few months.”