British WWE star Paige suffered anorexia and considered suicide after sex tape leak
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British WWE star Paige says she suffered "stress-induced anorexia" and considered suicide after sexually explicit videos of her were leaked online.
The 25-year-old, from Norwich, England, also admitted her second WWE Wellness Policy violation in October last year was due to illegal drugs.
Paige returned to Raw last month as the leader of a new faction called Absolution, after more than 16 months of troubles outside of the ring.
She received two Wellness Policy suspensions, underwent neck surgery and had sexually explicit content stolen and shared on the Internet.
The former Divas Champion, real name Saraya-Jade Bevis, also appeared to feature in a sex tape that seemingly included two male wrestlers.
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In the latest episode of former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia's podcast , Paige recounted her horror over the invasion of her privacy.
She said: "That scarred me, just people invading my privacy, to the point where sometimes I don't want to go out. People are just looking at me bad.
"I was out yesterday with my friend. We were just sitting there having a Bloody Mary. This guy comes up to my friend and says 'that's the porn star'.
Bursting into tears, she added: "I cried in the toilet. I find it really hard to be close to anybody. And that's the reason why."
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She said she was "young and dumb" and made mistakes but didn't want to be known for what happened and now had to live with the "degradation".
Paige said: "When they came out I barricaded myself in the house for a couple of months. I was so sad to the point I was contemplating suicide.
"I was on the floor, I was so low. I got so skinny I ended up collapsing with exhaustion in hospital in England. They told me at the time it was like stress-induced anorexia.
"I wasn't eating, I wasn't sleeping, I lost all my hair. I have clippings right now but I literally have no hair because my hair fell out, because I was so stressed.
"It just broke my heart. I was like 'why would someone want to do that to someone?'"
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Paige said her former fiancé Alberto Del Rio's children received abuse at school, while she was subject to "cyber bullying" making her want to kill herself.
She told Garcia WWE's talent relations figure Mark Carano was in touch with her every day to help her though the problems.
Paige added that she met with Vince and Stephanie McMahon upon her return to the company and was told they were happy she was home.
The star received a 30-day suspension for violating WWE's Wellness Policy in August 2016 and a 60-day ban for a second breach two months later.
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Last October, Paige denied taking any illegal drugs, tweeting: "Same sh** different day. Kids. Please don't get prescriptions or doctors notes. Not acceptable."
Members of her family claimed her suspension was due to painkillers she had been prescribed for her neck injury.
Their comments included accusations she was not being treated properly, leading to her "going private" and receiving the prescriptions.
However, Paige has now admitted that after being suspended, she didn't know what to do and never expected WWE would publicly contradict these claims.
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The company said: "Saraya-Jade Bevis tested positive for an illegal substance, not a prescription drug. In addition, WWE is providing world-class medical care for her in-ring injury.”
The 5ft 8in star said she reacted the way she did because she was seen as a role model and didn't want to be seen as a drug-using party girl.
Paige was also involved in an alleged domestic violence incident with Del Rio, aka Alberto el Patron, at a Florida airport in June, which did not result in any police charges.
The Anti-Diva suggested she had broken up with the 40-year-old Mexican - who was suspended by Impact Wrestling over the allegations - last month.
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Paige acknowledged the end of her relationship with Del Rio on the Garcia podcast, saying their careers were going in different directions.
She did not discuss the incident at Orlando International Airport, but said she hoped the best for him and that he would find someone.
Paige then added that she needed to focus on fixing herself and the former WWE world champion wanted to focus on his family.
You can listen to the podcast in full here