South Africa’s first football wives and girlfriends reality show is coming apart at the seams.
Mzansi Magic’s Diski Divas has fired two of its stars, Wendy Parker and Kat Mohoaduba, for having a public fight.
It has since emerged that another diva faced trouble before the show started.
The Star has seen papers before the High Court in Joburg that show Teko Modise, ex-husband of diva Felicia Modise, tried to stop the show two days before it aired.
In an urgent application, former Bafana Bafana player Modise said Felicia “has a history of approaching the media and discussing my private life and private affairs, as well as without regard to my privacy and professional and public profile defaming my reputation”.
He used a copy of Drum magazine from April 9 as an illustration in his application.
In the news item, Felicia said she was tired of her ex-husband and that he was not ready to have a family.
In a three-page interview, she says of Modise’s relationship with his daughter: “She only sees her father on the soccer field like the rest of the country – it’s like we don’t even have a daughter together.
“My daughter doesn’t ask about him anymore. He is the ATM, even though I don’t want to look at him that way, but that is the only thing he does.”
In his application, Modise said: “I will be implicated and my life and privacy will be discussed on the show… I am sure she will not respect my privacy, my rights to dignity and good name.”
He complained that Felicia falsely marketed the show, stating that he and his new fiancée, Lizelle Tabane, would be part of it. Modise said the negative publicity affected his performance on the field. He said the publicity would not be healthy for his daughter either.
The Star