The 2020 hit series Tiger King premiered on Netflix on December 10, 2021, titled Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story, and it’s not just about Bhagavan “Doc” Antle’s time with big cats. This season, viewers also get a disturbing insight into Doc’s relationship with his ex-wife Radha Hirsch, which began when she was just fourteen years old.
So, who is she? Keep reading this Radha Hirsch Biography to learn all about Doc’s ex-wife.
Radha Hirsch on Tiger King
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story is set to be a three-part series exploring the life of Doc Antle, aka Bhagavan, a big cat enthusiast. The big cat expert also owns his own zoo in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he works alongside Joe Exotic (as seen in the first Tiger King film).
So Radha Hirsch appears in the second episode of the new documentary series, “The Great Escape.” The series then focuses on Radha’s mother, who sheds light on the relationship between her daughter and Doc.
It seems that Radha first met Doc when she was 11-12 years old. Because her mother traveled a lot for work, Radha often stayed with different families at the Yogaville ashram, and that’s where she met Doc.
“I was fascinated by him,” she recalled the first time she saw him.
Additionally, at the time, she was also a babysitter for Doc and Betsy.
Eventually, Radha and Doc fell in love and by the time she was 14, the two were romantically involved. According to the show, Radha’s mother even caught them kissing and, realizing the relationship was inappropriate, removed her daughter from Virginia and placed her in a Catholic school.
However, Doc does not give up easily. A while later, Doc picks up Radha on her way to school and the two elope.
Radha recalls that Doc put her up in a motel outside Washington DC for nearly a month. The two then officially married by forging Radha’s father’s signature on a marriage certificate.
She was only 15 years old then.
They say young love never lasts, and this couple proved it by splitting up after just two years. According to Radha, she and Doc had problems, and when she finally saw things for what they were, she packed up and left for California with a friend.
Where is Radha Hirsch now?
As of 2021, Radha Hirsch lives in Arizona and keeps a fairly low profile.
For Doc, his life was an open book. He was married three times, and surprisingly, Radha, whom he allegedly kidnapped when she was 15, was his third wife.
Doc’s first wife was Betsy ‘Brahmi’ Rogers, whom he met in high school. The couple changed their names shortly after marrying after a month-long retreat at Yogaville. According to Betsy, he was consistently unfaithful and slept with “teenage girls whose parents didn’t care.”
She also accused Doc of physical abuse and said he became angry with her while she was pregnant. And when the baby was born, he disappeared.
After leaving Betsy, Doc went on to marry a fellow Yogaville devotee named Sumati Steinberg. “He was flirting with some teenage girls that day at the lake. He was 22, I was 14,” Sumati recalls of the first time she met Doc.
Like all of Doc’s relationships, he slept with Sumati when she was 15. She also accused Doc of being “extremely violent” and trying to kill her “four times in four years.”
“He once bragged to his girlfriend that he broke two of my ribs to keep me quiet. And he did,” Sumati added.
Finally, Sumati got pregnant. And once again, Doc packed his things and left.
Radha Hirsch’s age
Radha Hirsch is in her 50s as of 2021. She is 16 years younger than her ex-husband Doc Antle, who was born on March 16, 1960.
Who is Radha Hirsch’s husband?
After Doc, Radha Hirsch married her husband Daniel Y Hirsch. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in February 2008.
We have no information about her then husband.
Well, if you want to know about Doc, he is the star of Tiger King, the founder of the Institute for Rare and Endangered Species (TIGERS). He comes from a wealthy family and is the son of a boxer who instilled discipline in him through martial arts.
Find Doc on IG @Dr. Bhagavan Antle.
Is Radha Hirsch on Instagram?
No, as of 2021, Radha Hirsch is not on Instagram.
She wasn’t on social media at the time.
Related FAQs
Radha Hirsch’s mother is Diane Ducharme, who also appeared in Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story.
For those wondering, as of 2021, she is still alive and well.
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What does Radha Hirsch do for a living?
Radha Hirsch is said to have worked for Trent Frank’s political action committee, “Protect America’s Future,” from April 2012 to January 2014.
Other than that, we have no information about her remaining jobs.