Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, along with his wife Rachel and their family, got to rub shoulders with Hollywood comedian Kevin Hart after the first night of his Reality Check SA tour.
The Kolisi clan shared a picture with Hart outside his dressing room at the Grand Arena, GrandWest.
Siya proudly handed the American a special Springbok jersey memento to mark the day they met.
Siya is currently on a period of rest as prescribed by the Bok management, to ensure that he is fit and firing for the defence of SA’s World Cup crown in France in September.
The family, who recently moved to Durban, attended the Cape Town show. Rachel posted on her socials.
“Guys! @kevinhart4real is an absolute legend! 😅 Pretoria you’re in for a real treat! Thank you for coming to beautiful South Africa! ”
Hart also posted a few snaps of his Cape Town show experience and thanked fans for coming out to support the show.
He captioned the post: “Show 1 in CapeTown was INSSAAAAAANNNNEEE! So much energy & so much love! Holy s**t ….you guys were unreal! Johannesburg you are up next!! Let’s gooooooooo #RealityCheckTour #Global #MakingTheWorldLaugh #SouthAfrica #ComedicRockStarShit”
Fans were chuffed by his posts, and those who attended the event were clearly playing out a repeat of the show in the comments section with the inside jokes, foreign to those who missed their shot at seeing the iconic comedian perform.
gigi_lamayne wrote: “Nice to meet you Mpho.”
sibamtongana wrote “I was THERE!.”
adairb07 wrote: “Looooovvved it!.”
thebasicmomct wrote: “Got me googling “women throwing s***t in a coffee shop” Thank you for a great show!!”
emmanuel.carre wrote “One day this gonna be me. you’re such an inspiration.”
mazulu_21 wrote: “What about Durban.”
“To those who are asking why he is not coming to KyZN/ DBN…hayi ke I think the answer is obvious…do you also want the headlines to say ‘Slain Comedian shot and killed in DBN’ for now you must rest guys, give it time, one day artists shall return to your province again.”
Hart performed at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria on Friday and Saturday.