Former WWE star Paige has revealed the heartbreaking moment she realized her intimate videos and images were leaked online.
Back in 2017, the pro-wrestler became one of many stars to have their private media leaked online, News.com.au reports.
The former WWE Divas Champion - real-name Saraya-Jade Bevis - has now opened up about the invasive leak and the impact it had on her mental health.
Speaking to fellow former-WWE star Renee Paquette on her The Sessions podcast, Paige - who now just goes by the name Saraya - recalled the moment she had learned of the leak.
"I was in San Antonio and it was just the most awful moment of my life," Saraya told Paquette. "The person that I was with at the time showed me a picture on Twitter. I was just like ‘Oh my God.’ I was like, ‘Is that real?’ because I couldn’t believe it was real at first."
The revolutionary wrestler explained that she was just 19 years old when the photos and videos were captured.
"I was completely f***ing mortified," she added. "I ran out of the house. I ran. I just kept f**king running."
Saraya then recalled hiding in a bush in an attempt to hide from the public. She also touched on the fact that the leak came at a time when she was struggling with substance abuse issues.
"I was inside a f***ing bush, thinking that if people recognize me they’re gonna know,” Saraya said.
"I felt so f***ing stupid, and so embarrassed, and was I already like a f***ing coke head at this time, and loved to drink, and that really f***ing got me to rock bottom where I didn’t really want to be alive anymore," she said. "It was f***ing awful. I just was so f***ing sad.
"I remember being like: 'If my dad is disappointed with me, I don’t think I could be here anymore.'"
However, Saraya explained that she called her father - a former pro-wrestler Ricky Knight - who was able to provide his daughter with some words of comfort.
After telling her father that she was "so sorry", her father replied: "Well, what are you sorry for? Who cares? You had sex. Everyone’s done it. Unfortunately you’re just in the public eye. It is what it is. You’ve got to suck it up. It’s gonna hurt for a little bit. People are gonna make fun of you forever.
"I just want you to know that I’m still proud of you and I’m not disappointed."
Her father's words helped to "instantly change" Saraya's attitude to the situation.
"Well, if my family are OK with me then I’m gonna be OK," she said.
The former champ added that the experience is something that she wouldn't wish on anybody.
"I’d never wish that upon anyone, because that’s the most vulnerable part of you," she said. "I felt so stupid to have trusted this person at the time. I’ve never done it since. That was a f***ing lesson, I’ve learned, and I’ll never be caught dead doing it again."
