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October 3, 2024 10:20
windsor, uk - Former Playboy model Louise Glover is now living in a two-person tent in a field after being unable to afford the increasing rent prices.
Former Playboy model Louise Glover (41) has been living in a two-person tent in a field for a month now. She says she was forced to move here due to 'impossible rent increases.' She used to pay around 650 euros per month for a room in Windsor, UK. When the rent increased to almost 1000 euros per month while her career was in a slump, Glover had to leave.
Meanwhile, she is trying very hard to build her own businesses - personal training and a dog walking service - still without success. 'I'm trying to stay optimistic, but it's difficult. I need to get myself out of this situation quickly before winter begins,' Glover told The Sun.
As a 20-year-old at the peak of her modeling career, Glover earned almost 1200 euros per day. Now, the model cooks eggs on a gas stove and sleeps in a sleeping bag on an air mattress at a campsite. Rejected from a homeless shelter, she had to look for other solutions. 'I have two hot water bottles to keep me warm at night,' Glover told The Sun. This sleeping spot costs her only 70 euros per month.
Twenty years ago, her life looked somewhat different. She lived in Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion and partied with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Rihanna, and Paris Hilton. 'It was the best time of my life. I liked Hugh, he was a real gentleman. The mansion was amazing, there was even a zoo,' Glover recalls.
At the age of 27, the fun was over when the Playboy model ended up in the hospital with blood poisoning after a breast augmentation. Five weeks in the hospital were a wake-up call for Glover. She left the parties and prohibited substances behind and focused on fitness and a healthy life.
'I started training and switched to fitness and lifestyle modeling work. I had deals with major brands,' she told The Sun. She tried to build a name as a personal trainer but couldn't retain regular clients.
Although she once used her body to make money, she refuses to do it again. 'I have too much self-respect to strip on OnlyFans as some have suggested. I'd rather get my life in order in this field than stoop to that point,' Glover said.
Glover grew up in foster care, so she has no family to fall back on. She also prefers not to sleep on friends' or acquaintances' couches. She says she is doing everything to get back to work and earn money because she doesn't want to apply for welfare. Despite everything, Glover remains positive: 'Surviving and being independent is what I have always done.'