Dani Alves' estranged wife shares kiss with female pal on Instagram after 'demanding divorce' over star's rape charges

Posted Friday, April 21, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk

FOOTBALLER Dani Alves' estranged wife has pictured herself sharing a kiss with a female friend after she demanded a divorce.

Joana Sanz shared the clip of herself at a party with a pal with her almost one million Instagram followers.

The 29-year-old Spanish model and businesswoman is seeking a divorce from the Brazil and former Barcelona footballer after he was arrested over alleged rape charges.

Joana posted a short video of herself with her friend, the model Sandra Tabares, for her birthday.

In the clip, the two are seen with their arms around each other and singing at a party.

The post includes an inset of the two sharing a kiss.

Joana wrote on the story in Spanish: "Happy birthday, I LOVE YOU. Thank you for lifting me off the ground and filling me with vitality again.

"We keep adding moments. Through thick and thin."

The Canary Island-born model also shared a link on her Instagram story to an article in the Spanish publication El Mundo about women whose partners have been unfaithful.

In the article, which features pictures of Joana, the author writes: "Infidelity should only dwarf the one who lies, but it is difficult to ignore the component of shame felt by those who have been deceived.

"Is the break up out of self-love or pressure?"

Alves, 39, appeared in a Spanish court on Monday where he insisted that his sexual encounter with his alleged victim at a Barcelona nightclub was consensual.

The right-back, who most recently played for Mexican side UNAM, has been in jail since January 20 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in December last year.

Alves initially denied having sex with the woman, but later changed his story.

He claimed that he had lied at first because he wanted to save his marriage to Joana, with whom he tied the knot in 2017.

Joana removed most of the photographs of her with the footballer from her Instagram after the allegations came to light.

In a heartfelt handwritten letter which she shared on her social media, she said: "I chose as a life partner a person who in my eyes was perfect."

She went on: "It's so hard for me to accept that this person could break me into a thousand pieces."

Adding that she would "always" love Alves, she concluded: "Forgiveness sets you free, so I will keep the magic of the period and close a chapter in my life that began on May 18, 2015."

Initially it was reported Alves had been accused of putting his hands down his accuser's underwear inside the nightclub.

It then emerged the woman had alleged she was slapped round the face and raped in a toilet.

The former Barca star was also unable to explain the fact that police found the woman's fingerprints all over the bathroom where the alleged assault took place.

Last month it was revealed Alves had written to his estranged wife from behind bars.

In the letter, he claims he is "completely devastated" by the split, and expresses his "regret" for what happened.