Sydney Thomas, the ring lady who went viral in the course of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match on Netflix final yr, identify dropped the school soccer coach who slid into her DMs.
Thomas, 21, revealed in January that “an SEC soccer crew coach” messaged her shortly after the battle.
Whereas showing on the Netflix actuality sequence Inside: USA, which is streaming now, Thomas was requested about “the craziest movie star to hit on you.”
“I'd say Lane Kiffin, one other SEC soccer coach,” mentioned Thomas, who graduated from the College of Alabama earlier this yr. “Slid in with ‘Roll Tide,' and he's the coach of Ole Miss.”
Kiffin, 50, has been the top soccer coach at Ole Miss since 2020. He was the offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2014 to 2016.
The coach was married to his spouse, Layla Kiffin, for 12 years earlier than they received divorced in 2016. Nevertheless, the couple has not too long ago sparked reconciliation rumors due to a sequence of social media posts.
When requested in regards to the standing of his relationship along with his ex-wife in April, Lane informed USA As we speak, “Regardless that there are stories, I actually don't suppose I need to touch upon this. I actually don't need to put something in citation marks.”
Thomas first hinted at a soccer coach stepping into her DMs throughout an look on the “Like a Farmer Podcast” in January.
“I've some names, I simply don't know that I need to expose them,” Thomas mentioned when requested about “the most important movie star” who had messaged her after the Paul-Tyson battle.
Thomas added, “We'll simply say this. It was from one other SEC soccer crew coach. They simply DM'd me ‘Roll Tide.' I'm not going to say what coach it was, however they're an Alabama fan now at the very least. We'll let everybody else work out who it was.”
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“Roll Tide” is the well-known rallying cry utilized by Alabama followers, a reference to the college's nickname, the Crimson Tide.
In an unique interview with Us Weekly in November, Thomas mentioned her Instagram DMs had been “extraordinarily flooded” within the days after the boxing match.
“There's undoubtedly been some fairly massive names and types which have reached out,” she mentioned.
Whereas Thomas famous she didn't need to disclose any of the names for “privateness causes,” she joked that “the DMs and all which can be simply going loopy proper now.”
It didn't take lengthy after the Paul-Tyson battle, which streamed dwell on Netflix, for Thomas to appreciate her life had modified.
“I awakened and noticed how my followers had gone up, after which noticed all of the information articles that had been written about me,” Thomas informed Us. “I refreshed my feed and it was simply photos of me and memes and all the things. I believe that was the second for me the place I used to be like, ‘Oh my gosh, like I actually am going viral.'”
Sydney Thomas, the ring lady who went viral in the course of the Jake Paul–Mike Tyson battle, is ensuring to strike whereas the iron is sizzling. After her in-ring look on the highly-anticipated Netflix boxing match on Friday, November 15 brought about many viewers to take a seat up of their chairs, Thomas, 21, is taking conferences with Hollywood hotshots. […]
She added, “It is rather overwhelming. However on the identical time, I'm additionally very blessed and really grateful. You recognize, what an issue to have.”
Thomas used the moment fame to signal with high-power company CAA, which led to her getting forged on Netflix's Inside: USA.
“Inside: USA is a one-of-a-kind, high-stakes actuality present that spans per week and options 12 contestants battling it out for $1 million,” the streamer described. “The one catch is that they enter the home with nothing however the garments on their backs — all the things inside prices a hefty worth that's immediately deducted from the prize pot.”
The forged additionally options Bre Tiesi, Mark Estes, Max Fosh, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Alissa Violet, Dwight Howard and extra.
