An MMA fighter claims she had to move gyms after the wives of men she worked with complained about her. Alice Ardelean works a saucy side hustle on OnlyFans to pay for her training as a pro fighter.
But she's now revealed that she had to relocate after she got "dirty looks". Alice claims that some wives of men in the gym even sent her unpleasant messages. Despite the upset, Alice is now on a five-fight winning streak and is looking ahead to a world title bout.
She told the Daily Star: "I used to train at a gym when I started OnlyFans and I kept getting dirty looks. I even had a few messages from wives from guys in the gym saying 'you are such a whatever' and calling me names and telling their husbands not to subscribe.
"I was just minding my own business, but the hate was there. Some of the hate was nasty and women in the gym were complaining about me.
"It was just embarrassing. It was like, shut up, I am not here to take your man. This is just my job and I'm not interfering with your job. It's not my fault if your husband was on my OnlyFans or not."
The 30-year-old mixed martial artist added: "Because they were afraid their husbands would subscribe I was forced to move gyms to avoid all this drama. In reality the only reason why I was doing OnlyFans was to be able to pay for my training, nutritionist and gym equipment every day."
Alice is now at a new gym in Birmingham with the "best team" - and her racy modelling has caused no issues. Now she's looking ahead to competing for a world strawweight EFC title in South Africa in March, with a win likely to forge a career in the top level of the sport - the UFC.
But she credits her success to her adult work online, where making up to £10,000 a month allows her to eat properly and train every day. This is a stark contrast to her days pocketing just £600 a month as a security officer while training only part time, which led to losses inside the cage.
Alice, who is originally from Romania, now takes seductive images between gruelling training sessions - although some of her fans just subscribe to talk about professional fighting. Alice spoke to the Daily Star about how she became a fighter after fearing for her safety. She was a computer game nerd who spent her time playing shooting games in her father's internet cafe in Romania and was often targeted for her weight.
Alice remembered: "I used to be bullied because I was a bit chubby. So I started doing MMA about 12 years ago because the guys were a bit aggressive and I was scared somebody was going to hurt me. It is really weird because some of my bullies have been sliding into my DMs which is funny."
And rather than being known as the timid and chubby girl, she now has a much different reputation.
She added: "I'm now known in MMA all around the world and popular for having one of the biggest and roundest booties."
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