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The Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Danni Menzies opens up about catfish hell that haunts her social media & how they're cashing in on men looking for dates
TELLY and vodcast host Danni Menzies has opened up about a catfish nightmare that has plagued her social media accounts. The 36-year-old revealed that she has repeatedly been in the position of having to defend herself after discovering that people are cashing in and pretending to be her online. 4 4 4 . In the latest episode of Fabulous ' vodcast, Danni and co-host Alex Serruys discussed the issue. Speaking to Alex, Danni explained someone had been impersonating her on Telegram, forcing her to report the account. 'I had loads of messages from different people. I had one the other day. In fact, when I put a question out about people being catfished,' she explained. 'And somebody said [to me] 'yes, by you.' 'So someone had been pretending to be me, and I don't know how they are monetising it, but they are, and it's not the first time. 'In the last six months, I've probably had about 30 or 40 messages, and I have to go onto Instagram and Facebook [and take a look]. 'I probably do it once every few weeks, but there will be about eight new profiles pretending to be me. 'And I get guys sliding into my DMs being like, 'why are you ignoring me all of a sudden?' and I'm like, 'what?' 'And someone is literally using my profile and using pictures of me, pretending to be me, and full-on having conversations with people. "I don't really know what they are talking about.' Meaty hands are a good sign Alex responded: 'It's really sad that people who also find you attractive, you are their dream girl, think that you are actually giving them the time of day. 'And you're not. I just think that is really sad. And it's horrible that someone is making money off that.' Danni went on to explain how people can tell whether they are really speaking to her or not. She said: 'It's sad, it's horrible that someone is making money off that, but also, if anyone is listening, I only message my friends. It is sad, but come on, it is a bit painful for them. But it's also a bit embarrassing for me Danni Menzies 'It's just like, really? Because you know, in the nicest possible way, the guys are always in the probably 50 to 70 age bracket, probably just definitely not what I would go for, to put it that way. 'Come on, do you really think I am sitting at home on my computer all day hitting you up babe, no. 'It is sad, but come on, it is a bit painful for them. But it's also a bit embarrassing for me. 4 'I feel bad about it, but I also feel a bit grossed out about it because I'm like, what are you actually speaking about?' Alex added: 'If they have got your face, and somebody is messaging 'you,' it's like, OK, can I have a video of you doing something to yourself? Someone could make that.' And this is what puts Danni in fear. 'That's the scary thing, because they can make the video from an image,' she explained. 'And that could literally be any image from your Instagram, and they can create a video of you sha**ing from that.' Who is Danni and why did she leave A Place In The Sun? Danni presented on Channel 4's A Place In The Sun for nearly six years and left in 2022 to explore other opportunities closer to home. She explained that "travelling as much as I did, I found it hard to establish relationships". "Also, six years in the same job, travelling loads, it was such an amazing experience, went to lots of great places, met lots of great people," she added. "I was very much in my comfort zone and now I'm very much out of my comfort zone and it makes you feel a little bit more alive to be honest."
The Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Skinny dipping, Greek God snogs & dating disasters – A Place In The Sun Danni Menzies on what REALLY happened filming
TELLY and vodcast host Danni Menzies has revealed XX In the latest episode of Fabulous' brand new vodcast, Date. Delete. Repeat, Danni and co-host Alex Serruys chatted all things holiday romances. 5 5 5 Watch Date. Delete. Repeat on YouTube and listen on all podcast providers now. "I've [recently] been in Mallorca and Greece - jetsetter!" Alex bragged, and this seemed to surprise Danni: "Have you? How have I missed that, considering you put everything on Instagram!" "Jet setting around trying to find a husband," Alex joked. "Did you find a Greek God?" Danni asked and her co-host replied: "No, I didn't find a Greek God. "The way I describe it, is that they're [Greek men] on the cusp of being Gods, they just can't…they're not over the hill." Danni didn't agree: "Really? I find Greek men super attractive - I've definitely snogged loads of them. "That's why I go to Greece a lot …that's why I spent a lot of time filming there," she joked. "No, but they're fit, nice dark features …" "Yes they are, but there's still something missing for me," Alex remarked. As for whether she had any holiday romances on her recent trips, she said "just friendships". Mallorca, Greece, next up was Croatia. Danni wondered: "Have you ever been to Hvar in Croatia? Havar, you'd love it, it's like a little party island and everybody seems to be fit there." Recalling one summer when she went to Hvar with her younger sister, Danni said: "We went to a beach club, and I remember walking in, and turning around and looking at my sister's face, and my sister's face was [mouth open, jaw dropped]. "I asked her, 'What is it?' And she replied, 'everyone is so fit'. "[I] started chatting to these guys, and I just couldn't see anybody that I would be that bothered about. I went to the bar to get a drink, and I turned around and this Adonis was standing behind me. "He actually looked like a Greek God, really muscular, dark features, big beard. So I asked, 'Do you want to go skinny dipping?'" He was the one who ended up getting with my sister's mate! Danni "Your opening line was 'Do you want to go skinny dipping?'" Alex asked. "Basically, 'I want to see you naked right now." "We went skinny dipping and had a snog quite quickly. I ended up dating him for a year - do you know the worse bit of this? I didn't ask his age - he was so hairy, I just assumed he was my age. "He was a lot younger - I think he was nine years younger than me. He also worked internationally, he was a watch dealer, so he was catching flights everywhere. So he'd just fly out to wherever I was filming. "What happened? Where is he now?" Alex wondered. Danni revealed: "He didn't manifest.... he was the one who ended up getting with my sister's mate. So I probably should've seen that coming considering the age gap." Why did Danni leave A Place In The Sun? 5 5 Danni presented on Channel 4's A Place In The Sun for nearly six years and left in 2022 to explore other opportunities closer to home. She explained that "travelling as much as I did, I found it hard to establish relationships". "Also, six years in the same job, travelling loads, it was such an amazing experience, went to lots of great places, met lots of great people," she added. "I was very much in my comfort zone and now I'm very much out of my comfort zone and it makes you feel a little bit more alive to be honest."
