Jude Bellingham's girlfriend Ashlyn Castro has released a ten-minute emotional statement addressing her relationship history and online harassment.
The 27-year-old influencer from Los Angeles, who was revealed to be dating the Real Madrid star in January, took to TikTok to clear up misconceptions about her past.
Castro, who boasts over 500,000 followers across social media platforms, admitted feeling uncomfortable discussing her personal life publicly.
"It makes me super uncomfortable talking on camera about my personal life," she said in the video.
Jude Bellingham's girlfriend Ashlyn Castro has released a ten-minute emotional statement addressing her relationship history and online harassment
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"I've never even really spoken on camera too many times, so bear with me."
She revealed she has faced significant online abuse since her relationship with Bellingham became public.
"Every angle you can think of, people have attacked me, harassed me, been so disrespectful. It's just been too much."
In her statement, Castro clarified her dating history, which has been the subject of online speculation.
"Let's talk about this dating history. I've had three boyfriends over the last eight years," she explained.
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Jude Bellingham and Ashlyn Castro have been dating since the start of the year
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She detailed that her first relationship began in 2017 with a public figure, which led to people "making up things" about her.
"There was nothing on the internet about me prior, so people kind of just made up a bunch of things to justify hating me because of who I was dating at the time," she continued.
The Instagram model also debunked false claims about her whereabouts.
She refuted allegations that she was in another country with a potential partner and dismissed a claim suggesting she was on a boat when "it was not even her."
The influencer also denied creating fake social media accounts.
"I've never made a fake page or a fake account to say anything. If I'm going to say something it's going to come from my real page."
Castro's ex-boyfriend Terance Mann has publicly defended her against online allegations.
The US basketball star has dismissed cheating claims and insisted most information about her on the internet is "false."
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Castro also addressed accusations about her Twitter activity.
"The same people claiming that I've retweeted offensive things when the only Twitter account I've ever had I made in 2013 and I tweeted one time," she said.
"I have no retweets, no favourites, no nothing.
"I'm like shaking because I'm not ready to talk about this on the internet. This is extremely personal. This is my real life. I shouldn't have to talk about this."
Castro indicated she plans to use her platform to discuss important issues like mental health in the future.
Jude Bellingham's girlfriend, Ashlyn Castro, has hit back at online rumours about her dating life
"Moving forward I will talk about things that are important such as mental health," she said.
"This is something that I wanted to use my platform for but I just wasn't ready."
Castro met Bellingham's parents Denise and Mark in Madrid last month.
The couple were spotted watching Real Madrid together from the stands whilst Bellingham was suspended.
