‘You’re only here because of your t**s’ – Newcastle Wag and sports presenter Diletta Leotta opens up on sexist abuse
LORIS KARIUS’ partner Diletta Leotta has opened up on the sexist abuse she receives as a TV presenter.
Diletta – a regular on DAZN in Italy – revealed the hate she got right from the start of her career.
She told F Magazine: “The worst thing was: ‘You’re only here because of your t**s.’
“A colleague from Sky Sport told me how people were talking about me.
“I had just arrived, I was twenty years old: it hurt like crazy. At home that evening I let out a liberating cry.
“That brought out the lion in me, I learned a lot. I got my degree [in law] so that no one could ever say something like that to me again.”
Keeper Karius – who has had a string of glam girlfriends in the past – is believed to have met Diletta in Paris.
They then began dating in 2022 and welcomed their baby daughter Aria in August 2023.
Karius – formerly of Liverpool – has been at Newcastle since 2022 but looks set to leave in the summer.
And it comes after Diletta – who he proposed to in February – called for him to LEAVE as she lives back home in Italy with their daughter.
She told Tuttosport: “Loris has people at his side who work for him. I live in Milan, so let’s say being close to Milan would be ideal for us.
“I always tell him, players who come to Serie A then fall in love with Italy and often stay there forever. I think that could happen to him too.
“[He should join] Monza or any other team in Italy. I would be happy if he came to Italy to play near his family.
“Newcastle is very inconvenient because there are no direct flights. Neither about Paris nor about Amsterdam.”