Matthijs de Ligt’s estranged wife has deepened her commitment to a spiritual lifestyle, a decision that has reportedly strained their young marriage.
AnneKee de Ligt, originally Molenaar, operates an alchemy brand and frequently posts images of crystals, tarot cards, and motivational quotes on her Instagram.
It emerged in July that tension in their union had arisen over her lifestyle, with Dutch outlet DenD reporting that it was ‘definitely over’.
De Ligt married model AnnaKee in June 2024 after years of dating since his teenage years at Ajax, and she relocated with him to Manchester when he signed with United last year.
However, her lifestyle shouldn’t have been unexpected for him, considering she consistently shared spiritual content well before his 2023 proposal.
Matthijs de Ligt’s wife AnnaKee has doubled down on her spiritual practices – despite it reportedly driving a wedge between them
AnnaKee is into crystals, tarot reading, flower remedies, and alchemy, and even runs a brand focusing on the latter
Matthijs seems unable to ‘handle’ her spiritual pursuits just a year into their marriage, despite it being a longstanding part of her identity.
AnnaKee’s Instagram page is flooded with references to energy, gemstones, fortune-telling, and other esoteric and pseudoscientific interests.
It is therefore hard to imagine that De Ligt was unaware of this dimension of her personality before popping the big question.
However, it does appear that her content around that sphere has intensified recently, particularly after she launched ‘Annie’s Alchemia’.
Alchemia, derived from Latin, refers to alchemy—a broad field partly known for its Middle Age pursuit of transforming ordinary metals into gold.
In March she passed a course dealing with flower remedies at the Bach Centre, a foundation devoted to following the practices of Dr Edward Bach, a British physician who believed that illnesses developed from a negative state of mind.
She has not featured her husband on her feed for almost two months, but one of her latest posts concentrates on her spiritual practices.
In it she announces that she attended her first-ever ‘cacao ceremony’, a gathering which involves drinking ceremonial-grade cacao to nourish the heart and mind.
She also shows off products connected to ‘Annie’s Alchemia’ and a tarot card reading.
One quote in the post reads: ‘Sometimes the universe takes you on a journey you didn’t know you needed, to bring you everything you ever wanted. Trust the plan.’
AnnaKee regularly posts updates about her esoteric and pseudoscientific interests
The model and footballer have been with each other since their teeange years when he was at Ajax
Lots of AnnaKee’s posts explore various remedies, energy, and spiritual quotations
The couple are said to have planned a large party in Italy this summer to celebrate their anniversary, but it was cancelled.
De Ligt is also reported to have left early on the day of their wedding because he had to link up with the Netherlands squad for Euro 2024.
‘It’s actually funny because the way the planning for our civil wedding went is a reflection of our relationship in general,” AnneKee once told Dutch Vogue.
‘At first, we planned to get married at the end of May, on our anniversary, but then it looked like Matthijs would make it to the Champions League final with Bayern Munich. So, we had to reschedule everything at the last moment.’
