Tennis star Arina Rodionova has announced she is getting divorced from her Australian footballer husband – days after launching her career on Only Fans.
The 35-year-old and her former partner, former Australian Football League player Ty Vickery, posted on Instagram on Wednesday that they had split after nine years of marriage.
‘Hey guys, we have a quick announcement to make. We’re getting divorced. We’ve been separated for about a year,’ Arina said nonchalantly in the video.
Addressing her 27,000 social media followers, she added, ‘ Friends and family know, but we just wanted to let the wider community know about this situation. Thank you.’
Holding a banana, Vickery, who had been quiet up to this point, then added: ‘We’re good. We’re good with each other and we wish each other the best. Thanks for the support.’
Rodionova then attempted to end the video by giving Vickery an awkward handshake, but he placed his half-eaten banana in her hand instead, causing the pair to laugh.
Under the post, Rodionova wrote: ‘That’s life. We have a lot of love for each other, but sometimes that’s just not enough.’
Russian-born Rodionova, who represents Australia and was previously ranked number one nationally, was knocked out of the Australian Open by German Eva Lys on January 8 in the second round of qualifiers.
She then announced the creation of her adult fan site on January 12, sparking rumours among her fans that she and her husband may have separated.
‘Good news for everyone who was asking. My OnlyFans account was confirmed so here we go. Let’s do this,’ she wrote in an Instagram post at the time.
A fan’s comment that she could make better money off the court may have encouraged her career change.
‘Stop with tennis, you’ll make more money with OnlyFans,’ she read out during a vlog appearance last year, describing it as ‘the best compliment’ of the year.
After making the divorce announcement, she posted on her Instagram story that, with all the attention on her, ‘now seems like a good time to start posting my bikini pictures from the Maldives… on my OnlyFans account, of course.’
Rodionova had already posted multiple pictures of her luxury trip on Instagram at the end of last year.