A woman has ditched her career as an English teacher to become a full-time professional mermaid. Moss Green, 33, moved to Sicily in 2016 to teach English, and was looking for a new hobby in the pandemic.
After seeing a man dressed as a merman coming out of the sea on her local beach in Sicily, she decided to take up mermaiding. Moss encourages everyone to “give (mermaiding) a go” as the first time she tried it, it felt “exhilarating and exciting”.
After two years of mermaiding Moss was offered a job as a professional mermaid through one of her Instagram followers. To qualify, she was taught how to hold her breath underwater, dive, and perform tricks.
