Are Matthijs de Ligt and Annekee Molenaar broken up?
It seemed like a fairy tale. Professional footballer Matthijs de Ligt married the beautiful Annekee Molenaar. And now, not even a year later, the fairy tale seems to be over. How long did it last? They exchanged vows in Broek in Waterland, moved shortly after to England due to his career at Manchester United, and were briefly seen as the Dutch answer to Victoria and David Beckham.
A fashion icon and a spiritual soul
Annekee, at least as stylish as Victoria Beckham, stood out for her love of fashion and her slender appearance. At the same time, she is also spiritually inclined. She launched her own platform, Annie’s Alchemia, where she writes about yoga, ayahuasca, retreats, crystals, and other topics focused on inner growth and consciousness.
Different directions
According to various gossip channels, Matthijs has increasingly been bothered by Annekee's spiritual lifestyle and her passion for fashion. Although this has never been officially confirmed. Perhaps they have simply grown in different directions – he a bit more to the left, she a bit more to the right.
Matthijs spotted solo more often
Another notable detail: Matthijs has been on vacation alone twice, to Barbados and Ibiza. If Annekee had gone alone, you could still attribute that to his football commitments, but now it seems to be a conscious choice. Also remarkable: the big wedding party that the couple was supposed to have this summer never took place.
The canceled wedding party
The wedding itself was small and intimate, partly due to the European Championship in Germany for which Matthijs was in training at the time. The plans for a larger party this summer were canceled two weeks in advance, under the guise of ‘private circumstances and busyness’.
The silence on Instagram
On their social media, it is also quiet. Matthijs last posted on May 2, and Annekee on May 15. For a couple that was always visible on Instagram, this is notably quiet.
Gossip or reality?
Officially, Matthijs and Annekee have confirmed nothing. The signals mainly come from gossip channels, so caution is advised. But when you put all the puzzle pieces together, it seems that the relationship is in rough waters.
And that is simply sad. Because whatever the cause: a divorce always hurts – for both. No one enters a marriage intending to see it end. Let's hope that, in any case, it concludes with love.
Image: Instagram @annekeedeligt
