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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
My boyfriend was a CIA agent: He paid the rent for my luxury penthouse and gave me a bank account loaded with $250,000 for emergencies
A 23-year-old model has revealed the shock moment she discovered she was dating a CIA agent, who gifted her with lavish designer items and a luxury penthouse. Nyla Caselli, who is currently based in California, told Daily Mail Australia last Wednesday she got her 'Pretty Woman moment' with a man she called James. In the height of their romance, her mystery man spoiled her with weekly shopping sprees, surprise bank transfers, and a $250,000 'emergency bank account'. 'I met James a week after ending things with a cheating ex. We met at the airport of all places,' she said. 'James stopped me and told me how beautiful I was, and invited me out for dinner.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Nyla went on to say James took her to a 'very exclusive restaurant' for their first date, and she was impressed to see everyone at the ritzy joint appeared to know him. 'At the end of the date, he ordered a car to take me home. The next morning, James picked me up to go shopping and bought me a Chanel bag,' she said. At this point, the brunette beauty said she had no idea he was a CIA agent, believing he was just a 'rich businessman' and a 'perfect gentleman'. 'James travelled a lot for work and owned a few businesses. We would meet in different countries—LA, Morocco, Switzerland,' Nyla said. 'He would fly out to see me or, if he was abroad, would pay for me to fly out to wherever he was. 'James was always very private—no photos, no social media and no probing questions about his personal life.' Despite the constant secrecy, Nyla said she didn't mind not knowing much about her beau because he kept her happy with all his lavish gifts. 'He loved spending money on me. He once transferred $40,000 to my bank account just because he missed me. I didn't need answers—it was a win-win,' she said. For the year the pair dated, Nyla said she felt like she was 'living in a movie'. James moved her into a $10,000-a-month penthouse in downtown Los Angeles and had no financial limits when it came to designer gifts and luxury getaways. She also claimed he paid for her to have a breast augmentation. It wasn't until three months into their relationship Nyla discovered the truth about who James was. 'He said it so casually—"I work for the CIA, that's why I can't post photos or stay in one place too long,"' she recounted, adding he broke the news over dinner one night. 'I thought he was joking at first, but what he said made sense. 'James had an encrypted phone, bodyguards, private drivers and would do security checks before we entered hotels.' While she was stunned by the revelation, Nyla said she quickly got on board with it and felt she 'never had to worry about anything' when she was with James. 'There were always two sides to our trips—the romance and the sense that something bigger was happening. It was exciting,' she said. 'So when he told me the truth, I didn't ask questions. It didn't feel like it was any of my business. So we just kept things going as we had.' Unfortunately, Nyla and James ended things after a year of dating when he was reassigned overseas. But the model said she looks back on her time with her ex 'fondly' and claims their relationship had a long-lasting impact on her self-confidence.
Daily Mail
20-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Gaudy lifestyle of controversial real estate agent who drives a $300,000 luxury car and boasts a $15million property empire - as three-year probe into alleged underquoting draws near
High-flying real estate agent Josh Tesolin may be under investigation by NSW Fair Trading, but he hasn't let that put a dampener on his lavish lifestyle. Despite the official scrutiny, Tesolin remains one of Australia's highest-performing agents, reportedly raking in $9million in commissions over the past financial year. Tesolin isn't just a top-selling real estate agent – he and his wife, Sophia, have amassed a property portfolio estimated at more than $15million. This includes a four-bedroom home in Bella Vista, purchased for $2.3million in July 2021, and a five-bedroom house in Rozelle, which sold for $2.2million in 2024. Tesolin also owns two investment properties on the outskirts of Brisbane, acquired for a combined $789,000. He drives a Bentley Bentayga, which start at around $395,800, and has a penchant for Gucci and Louis Vuitton loafers, which retail for $1,600 and $1,700 respectively. Tesolin is also known for his flashy custom suits, including a jacket lined with images of homes he seemingly had a hand in selling, worn at a conference in New Zealand. And on the agent's wrist? A Rolex Day-Date, known as the 'President' model thanks to its association with global power players, which start at around $62,000. The Rolex was made famous by US Presidents like Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Donald Trump, as well as cultural icons Michael Jordan, Jay-Z, and Warren Buffett. Tesolin is also known for gifting luxury timepieces to his staff to mark milestones. One post on social media shows the agent gifting a sales agent a rose gold Rolex, estimated to be valued at over $50,000. In another, a watch worth an estimated $35,000 was handed out. Tesolin, who regularly wears colourful socks, has previously joked that the cartoon patterns help him stay 'relatable' to his clients. 'Vendors often judge agents from the outside - assuming we're arrogant or overly serious - but when I show up in Gucci shoes, a custom suit, and socks with flying pigs, it breaks the ice, makes me more approachable, and shows I don't take myself too seriously,' he told the One Life Club podcast in January, 2024. In 2021, Tesolin was awarded the Number 1 Agent in Australia by RateMyAgent, a title he secured four years in a row, from 2020 to 2023. His wife is listed as the office manager at Ray White Quakers Hill in Sydney's northwest, where Josh is the owner and principal. Daily Mail Australia in April revealed Tesolin and his agency were at the centre of a NSW Fair Trading investigation into underquoting and complaints. The agent publicly acknowledged the investigation for the first time in a podcast interview with disgraced agent Adrian Bo. 'What are we being investigated for? Fair Trading came in, asked for files, we complied with the regulator,' Tesolin said. 'Anything the regulator has asked, whether it be 500 files... three files... we have completely complied with the regulator at every single stage.' A Fair Trading spokesperson last week confirmed the investigation was ongoing. 'The Strata and Property Services Taskforce within NSW Fair Trading is investigating Quakers Hill Ray White Real Estate and Josh Tesolin following proactive compliance blitzes into underquoting and complaints,' they said. 'As this investigation is ongoing, no further comment is available at this time.' The inquiry is expected to wrap up in the coming weeks. Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Tesolin has engaged in underquoting, only that his agency is the subject of an active investigation.
Wall Street Journal
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Wall Street Journal
Meet the Army of Staffers Who Manage the Mansions of the Ultrarich
As a property manager to the 1%, Sarah Korpela's duties over the years have ranged from mundane to whimsical to downright bizarre. She has tuned bicycles and picked up takeout, planned parties and cleaned up parties. One Christmas Eve in Aspen, she bought a vintage Rolls-Royce for a client's girlfriend, only to have the client skid off the road into a ditch four days later. 'That was a sad moment for the car,' she said. (The client was unharmed.)
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The unglamorous reality behind '£1m-a-year' betting influencer's boasts... and why his life in Hull is VERY different to the one he depicts on social media
Glance at 'racing tipster' Scott Shearsmith's social media accounts and you'll find him swigging from a bottle of bubbly on a yacht or fanning out banknotes like Harry Enfield's iconic 1980s buffoon Loadsamoney. Shearsmith, 36, boasts to his 120,000 social media followers of living a luxury lifestyle, claiming he rakes in up to £1 million annually.
Daily Mail
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Yachtie blows the lid on Below Deck... and what life's REALLY like on a superyacht
Lexi Knutson spent two years sailing the seas aboard multimillion-dollar superyachts, but the 26-year-old insists the real world of yachting is a far cry from what reality TV 's Below Deck would have you believe. For two years, Knutson lived a dream that millions fantasize about: working aboard these mega mansions of the sea, sailing across turquoise waters of the Mediterranean and Caribbean, brushing shoulders with billionaires and earning tax-free pay while hopping between St Barth's, Italy and St Lucia.
