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Haley Cavinder has admitted suffering a “mental breakdown” when bullies on social media left cruel comments about her appearance after she and Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson went public with their relationship.
Cavinder, who became a social media sensation alongside her twin sister Hanna on the University of Miami basketball team, has been in a happy relationship with Ferguson since October.
But after their romance began, she was upset because she was called “ugly” online 24/7.
“I went to Forever 21 and had a great day with my mom and Hannah. When I got that post, I started looking at the comments about my face,” she said in a recent YouTube video with Hanna, the NY Post reported.
“I'm a confident girl, but when people say things about you – when you have a boyfriend and someone talks about you to your boyfriend online… like looking at your facial features – I think that's new and obvious “Jake.” is a great guy, but you don't want to be called ugly on the internet 24/7 and your boyfriend sees it. That won't make anyone cool.
Haley Cavinder revealed she suffered a “mental breakdown” in a new Instagram video.
Jake Ferguson and Cavinder posed at Texas Motor Speedway in a picture he shared on his Instagram Story
Haley and Hanna Cavinder posed on the Cowboys' field at AT&T Stadium in December
“So I had a nervous breakdown, but that was a while ago.” Honestly, I feel very confident and comfortable sharing my relationship because Jake has been very vocal about it.
Haley and Hanna were recently spotted at AT&T Stadium during the Cowboys' dominant 33-13 win over the Eagles in December.
The twin sisters donned blue and white Cowboy jerseys to cheer on the home team. Haley shared several pictures on Instagram.
Haley, who transferred to TCU from Miami in November, first fueled speculation that she was dating Ferguson in September when she posed in a Cowboys shirt on Instagram – with the NFL player commenting on the post with a heart-eyes emoji .
She also wrote “How about the Cowboys?” over a picture of herself in a Cowboys top and cowboy boots before attending the team's game at the Cardinals this month.
And as Haley said in her YouTube Q&A with her sister, it seems she has no intention of hiding her relationship with Ferguson.
“He's a big part of my life and will continue to be, so it's not something I do.” [want to] stay private,” she said. “I go to Cowboys games and he’ll be at my games.”