WATCH: Skeem Saam actor Patrick Seleka admits to cheating and abusing his wife.

He is, without a doubt, the performer we all despise. Patrick Seleka, well known for his on-screen character Katlego Petersen on the SABC1 soapie Skeem Saam.

In addition, the great actor has found himself trending in 2021 as a result of a viral video of a bold confession. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Seleka opened up about his marital problems with his wife, Mmabaneng Seleka, and admitted to being emotionally and mentally abusive to her.

However, the actor apologised to his wife for being abusive to her and took accountability for being part of the reason she was suffering from depression. He captioned the video, “The reason for my wife’s depression is me”.

“The main reason my wife is going through her depression … However, I should say that all of it, is because of me. I am the reason she has been so depressed for so long and the one thing that’s the worst is I haven’t been there for her.”

“I was emotionally and mentally abusive to her,” he said.

From the start of their marriage, the actor claimed that he was a “bad” husband. He hinted to being the reason his wife lost her job and friendships, among other things.

Patrick added that he was the reason his wife would be attacked on social media. He also admitted to cheating and talking to his exes on social media.

“I have put my wife in a position where I wouldn’t want even my worst enemies to be in and I am coming out publicly to her – wherever she is right now – and her family and to everyone that I humbly apologise for everything that I have done and I will do my level best to make things right for her.”

Patrick, on the other hand, stated that he shared the video with the goal of owning up and being accountable. Patrick stood up and accepted responsibility for their marriage’s downfall and his wife’s mental illness. He told his followers that he hoped his wife would forgive him one day and that he was determined to change himself.