Major British celebrity’s ‘affair with top sports star exposed in leaked messages’

A British female celebrity has had an alleged affair with a sports star reportedly leaked alongside ‘thousands of intimate images’.

The woman has been described as a ‘high-profile personality and entrepreneur’ who is believed to be British.

American cybersecurity expert and researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, allegedly came across the leak, which had been online for at least two weeks.

Fowler hasn’t revealed the woman’s identity after the information claimed she had been having an affair with a ‘well-known sportsman’.

He told The Sun on Sunday: ‘They were both married. The type of data that was there would have been very damaging. It was clear there was an affair going on with a prominent public person.

‘This information of the affair never appeared in the media but, because the files were exposed for such a long period of time, it is highly possible that someone else accessed them and may release them at a later date or attempt to use them for some sort of extortion.’

He added: ‘I reported it to the police by email. The victim was notified but I don’t know if she also went to the police.’

The stolen data reportedly included invoices and receipts, selfies, and private chats from WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok.

Nearly 90,000 screenshots from the woman’s mobile phone are said to have been stolen.

In a blog post on the ExpressVPN website, Fowler wrote: ‘Although the case involves public figures such as celebrities and social media influencers, the underlying issue is not limited to high-profile targets.

‘The same tools used in these incidents are commonly deployed in broader cybercrime, harassment, and stalking situations affecting everyday users.

‘My goal in publishing these findings is to raise awareness about the risks posed by stalkerware.

‘By showing real examples of what this type of software can capture, readers can better understand the seriousness of the privacy violations, ways to identify and protect themselves against it, and the potential harm that it can cause.’

Those caught using stalker ware illegally can be prosecuted in the UK under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. 

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