Tindler Swindler victim joins Celebs Go Dating in bid to find love | The Sun
TINDER Swindler victim Cecilie Fjellhoy has signed up to Celebs Go Dating.
The Norwegian tech designer says she was robbed of over £180,000 by Simon Leviev.
Cecilie’s story became an overnight sensation as alongside others she opened up about her relationship with the conman in Netflix show The Tinder Swindler.
Insiders said Cecilie had chosen to take part in the E4 show in a bid to find true love.
A source said: “Cecilie has joined the Celebs Go Dating line up and will be heading into the agency this month.
“She had a terrible time with Simon and hopes appearing on the show will give her a confidence boost.
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“Cecilie wants a decent man who won’t take her for a ride.
“As well as meeting someone new, she thinks the show will be part of a healing process for her as she learns to trust again.”
In The Tinder Swindler, Cecilie, alongside Pernilla Sjoholm and Ayleen Charlotte were all seen trying to track down Simon, who also goes by the name Shimon Hayut.
Leviev also referred to himself as the prince of diamonds and is a known conman from Israel.
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He insisted he was not a monster after Netflix aired the show, saying: “I’m not this monster. I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder.”
Cecilie first matched with Leviev on Tinder in January 2018.
She had not long moved to London when she found herself going out with who she thought was a globe-trotting millionaire businessman.
But despite hundreds of red roses and lots of supposed love and attention, Leviev scammed her out of £185,000 in the 13 weeks after their first date.
In 2018, she took her story to the Norwegian newspaper VG, and later shared it on The Tinder Swindler.
Cecilie will join Simon Cowell’s ex Sinitta and Hollyoaks actor Gary Lucy on Celebs Go Dating.
Filming for the hit E4 show has started and other stars including Pete Wicks have returned to try and find love.
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