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Dutch Gymnastics Champion Verona Van De Leur Worked In Porn After Jail Spell

Dutch Gymnastics Champion Verona Van De Leur Worked In Porn After Jail Spell

She had a tough home life and even slept rough for a time

Amelia Ward

Amelia Ward

Former gymnastics champ Verona van de Leur has revealed that she's been working as a porn actress since 2011.

The 33-year-old Dutch artistic gymnast won gold at the 2002 World Cup Finals in Stuttgart, but retired from the sport nine years later.

Verona cited problems with her home situation as one of the reasons she left gymnastics - saying she no longer felt motivated.

After that, things got worse for the gymnastics champ. She was forced to serve 72 days in jail after being convicted of blackmailing a couple.

Although she doesn't regret her choice to go into adult films, she now plans to leave the industry.

Speaking to Dutch news outlet, AD, she said: "I will leave the porn industry at the end of this year once a couple of contracts expire.

"Then I can look back on eight good years. I enjoyed it, although I saw it as a job. I wasn't a typical porn actress. I set my own rules for my work, and did everything alone or with my boyfriend.

"I had family problems when I was still a gymnast. They got worse when I said I was quitting. My family changed the locks on the door, and I was literally left on the street.

"My boyfriend came from a broken home. We had a bit of money at the start, but a few thousand euros doesn't last long."

Verona's biography Simply Verona - Breaking All The Rules is set to be released in March 2020

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/veronagymnast2

Topics: World News