PAIGE SPIRANAC broke down in tears after revealing sick taunts from trolls online as she admitted she was struggling to cope with hateful messages.
The golf influencer is one of the biggest stars on social media after racking up 4million followers on Instagram.
The 32-year-old often wows fans with bikini snaps, lingerie shoots and glamorous pictures.
Spiranac is currently competing at a golf event called The Internet Invitational, but her appearance has led to some abuse from fans.
She shared one of the vile messages she had received in a direct message on Instagram before responding in a video.
The message read: “I f***ing hate you. You stupid b**** think you’re so much better than everyone at the internet invitational. Go kill yourself you stupid c***.”
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Spiranac was tearful as she posted a video speaking out against abuse and how it had affected her.
She said: “Thank you so much for all the really kind messages. It truly means a lot to me.
“I don’t normally do this but this hate, for some reason, has just been really hitting home for me.
“I’ve struggled socially my entire life. I’ve struggled in big groups of people, making friends, keeping friends, relating to other people, reading social cues, saying the right thing at the right time. It’s just been really hard for me my entire life.
“I know that might sound weird considering what I do but I’m just not effortlessly liked. It’s just hard for me in big groups of people.”
She said she was struggling with the idea of being unliked at the Invitational.
Spiranac added: “At the Internet Invitational, I was really excited because I felt like I could fit in in the industry and be there for my team and show up. I was really excited about it.
“So it’s just been really hard to see this reaction to being so unliked. I hate it. I know there are more important things in life than wanting to be liked but I do want to be liked and I want to fit in.
“I’ve tried for a lot of my life to find places where I can fit in and when I was at the Internet Invitational I felt really good.
“Now to watch it back and these deep insecurities from childhood or whatever are coming back and it’s confirmation that you’re actually not liked. You’re annoying, no one likes you and you suck and you’re terrible.
“It’s just hard because you feel good in that one moment and that maybe you’re going to be liked and fit in. And it’s like ‘just kidding. Everyone hates you’.”
The Internet Invitational has a prize pot of around $1million and features the top content creators in golf playing a range of different formats.
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Spiranac had been in good spirits last week when she dressed up as Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit for Halloween last week.
She left fans fawning over her after she posted herself with red hair and wearing a sparkly red dress as she wrote: “Happy Halloween from Jessica Rabbit,” accompanied by a pumpkin emoji.
