Paige Spiranac has opened up about the barriers she has faced to becoming an influencer in the sport, and hit out at trolls who judged her for her looks.Since deciding to ditch a burgeoning professional golf career to become an influencer, Spiranac has racked up an impressive following online where she shares golfing tips and raunchy photos.The golfer’s rise to fame has come with criticism, though.
In the past, Spiranac has spoken out about facing horrific abuse online, and a recent appearance at a baseball game was clouded by comments “fat shaming” the model.READ MORE: Paige Spiranac says men ‘have no idea how real boobs look’ and denies surgery rumourNow, reflecting on her rise to gaining over 3.6 million followers on Instagram, Spiranac claimed that her good looks have been a consistent source of aggravation for some people within the sport.“Golf is a very traditional, conservative space, and it’s interesting because people look at me as if I am this rebel, this bad girl of golf, because I show cleavage,” she observed, speaking on her Playing a Round podcast.“It’s been hard for me to wrap my head around because my online persona doesn’t match the persona that I am, so I’ve had to work extra hard to get deals in the very beginning and to prove myself.”And, Paige reflected that she had earnt these big-money deals by making sure she was easy to work with, and turning up to shoots on time.“I’ve had to always be able to do that because I know that people are looking at me and they perceive me to be a certain way.
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