A model who claimed she had an affair with a Premier League star says she was unfairly insulted by his outraged WAG.
Paola Saulino, 34, believes it was wrong for her to be blamed for the fling that left her feeling “used and humiliated”.
The Italian beauty exposed the secret relationship in an exclusive interview with the Daily Star in 2022 when she revealed how she met the star at a villa party before they bonked in a car.
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(Image: Paola Saulino)
She said she had no idea he was in a relationship and that he “begged for nudes daily” before she flew to London to continue the romps.
But speaking two years on, she told us the player’s partner sent her abusive messages afterwards – despite forgiving the athlete.
Giving her take, she said: “You never insult the woman your husband cheated on you with. You have to be mature and clear headed to understand that the problem is yours and not your partner’s lover.
“And the second most important thing is if my friend (the footballer) had called escorts every time he wanted to commit a transgression all of this would not have happened and no one would have suffered. Not me, him or his partner. It would have been very easy.”
Paola added she held no judgement against escorts but described herself as a “normal girl” who fell in love with the sportsman. She also said a professional sex worker would have kept any meet-ups strictly sexual and confidential as opposed to anything romantic where feelings were involved.
(Image: Paola Saulino)
Speaking about how she met the player, she previously said: “We met at a party in a villa. He arrived and immediately introduced himself to me. He honestly didn’t take his eyes off me.
“We laughed a lot and we spent an amazing time together and I liked him a lot. I loved his smell and his way and he started kissing me in front of everyone, repeatedly, and I liked it.
“We walked away and we started having sex in a car and then some friends arrived and we stopped. We went to a party in a disco and he got drunk. During the dinner he wanted to leave me his number so he did.”
She said they got together again the next day before she later flew to London to see him at glamorous locations like the Mayfair Hotel.
Paola defended her actions and said she was not a gold digger and was financially independent and did not need a celebrity to pay her bills.
(Image: Paola Saulino)
She was instead “looking for someone to love and to be loved by” but her romance came to an abrupt end when he supposedly blanked her at a restaurant.
The racy model, who is a huge Napoli fan, said his agent then approached her in an “aggressive manner” before contact was cut.
She remembered: “I cried all night long after that abuse. I always think about that and I still cry, I felt humiliated. I really liked him. They way he cancelled me on the phone. He made me love him and he treated me so bad.”
Paola, who embarked on an oral sex tour after convincing men to vote no during the 2016 Italian referendum, added: “I don’t know if I was more sad or angry. I started seeing him for the first time for the way he is, a bad guy, a liar, disrespectful and ready to use people.
“He used me and he cheated on his girlfriend. What kind of man is this?”