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National Post
2 hours ago
- National Post
OnlyFans bodybuilder called 'She Hulk' beaten to death with hammer
Article content She wanted a divorce. Article content Instead, Spanish cops say the bodybuilder known as 'She Hulk' was battered to death with a hammer at her rented home on the Costa del Sol. Her partner — identified as Jarrod Gelling — was also discovered dead of 'apparent self-inflicted stab wounds.' Article content Their bodies were discovered on Thursday when detectives performing a welfare check made the grisly find. Article content Sources said the bodybuilder — who went by Amy — had flown back to Spain after attending a competition in Dubai. She had been missing since Saturday when friends and family were unable to contact her. Article content Article content Mendez' niece told the Spanish newspaper Sur that the pair's relationship had been on the rocks for some time. She described Gelling as 'aggressive' and the kind of man who would lash out. Article content But the bodybuilder pledged that she would help her estranged husband following a knee operation before travelling to Portugal for a competition. After deciding to divorce, she planned to return to her native Colombia alone. Article content Article content 'For my aunt, it was the last trip, a goodbye,' the niece said. 'She had taken the decision to split from her husband because of his aggressive behaviour. Article content 'They had broken up already once and were apart for quite a while, but then got back together again to try to resolve things, although the mistreatment continued.' Article content One of her workout friends raised the alarm. Article content 'The National Police is investigating the death of a man and woman found lifeless at a property in Fuengirola,' a Spanish police spokesperson said. Article content 'In the absence of official identification of the bodies, initial inquiries are pointing to them being those of a 43-year-old woman of Colombian origin and her 46-year-old partner of American origin. Article content 'Officers went to the property on a residential estate about 1:45 p.m. (Thursday) after a friend of the woman whose body was found reported her disappearance on Wednesday at the National Police Station in Torremolinos. Article content 'Her body showed obvious signs of violence, and that of the man's signs indicated a suicide-type death, which is something an autopsy will have to confirm.' Article content Gelling is believed to have dual U.S.-Colombian citizenship. Article content Mendez was a rock star in the world of bodybuilding and on porno site, OnlyFans, where she had more than 100,000 subscribers paying to see her have sex with men, women and multiples of both. Article content 'We had 17 days until we were going to hit the stage and shock the world my friend,' her coach Branden Rey posted on Instagram. 'I told you that you could possibly be top 10 in the world by the end of this year and I meant it. Rest in paradise, Amy.' Article content Bodybuilder friend and coach Behnaz Azar said in an online tribute: 'I don't know where to begin. My heart is broken, my mind is clouded, and my soul is drowning in shock and sorrow. Article content
Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bodybuilder Sergio Taranto lists lavish semi-rural mansion in Victoria for $7m
Bodybuilder Sergio Taranto has reportedly listed his resort-style mansion in Victoria's Yarra Ranges for sale. Located in leafy Lysterfield, 32km from Melbourne, the five-bedroom, five-bathroom ultra-modern pad has a price guide of $6,500,000 to $7,150,000. Built on top of a hill in the sought-after Carrington Estate development, the sprawling two-storey home offers a commanding view of the surrounding bushland. The sales agent responsible did not confirm Taranto as the owner of the 5,928 square metre property, reported the Herald Sun on Friday. However, the publication said documents for the massive architect-designed home confirm the well-known personal trainer as the owner. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Constructed on what was once a cow paddock, the steel and glass home features soaring ceilings and dramatic design features, including a Lucretia crystal chandelier. Highlights include a second storey undercover alfresco dining and relaxation space. There's also a second alfresco space on the ground floor with built-in BBQ and adjoining courtyard. Other features include a home theatre with luxurious cinema seating, a gym and an indoor pool and spa. Meanwhile, the massive main bedroom occupies an entire wing of the upper floor and includes an ensuite and a dressing room with two walls of wardrobes. For added luxury, the main suite is host to a drop-down TV, a drinks station and a freestanding bath. Also featured on the top storey is a 'retreat' space and a balcony which spans the entire floor. Elsewhere, the kitchen offers a dual-island with 'waterfall' benches, granite sinks, and a large butler's pantry with a second kitchen. Buyers are likely to be drawn to Taranto's listing since the Carrington Estate is known for its up-scale homes which rarely hit the market. Situated in sight of the famed Dandenong Ranges, the ritzy neighbourhood offers underground power and large nature strips. As an added touch of charm, developers have installed 'heritage' street lamps. Best known as a men's health specialist, Taranto has competed in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships (IFFB). In 2014, he scored second in the IFBB Sydney competition in the Open Super Heavyweight event. He achieved the same result in Perth a year later for the National Physique Committee (NPC) tournament in the Classic Physique Masters competition. Taranto also launched a YouTube channel offering health hacks, which has since been retired.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
I finally bought a house - this is why I think home ownership is a 'scam' after living in mine for less than two years
An Aussie has branded owning a home a 'scam' after receiving an alarming letter in the mail less than two years after she purchased her first home. Evy Kassiotes, 25, bought her first property in Sydney in October 2023, but has been left horrified after discovering how little of her mortgage she has paid off after 19 months. The bodybuilder, who is currently working two jobs, shared her frustrations on TikTok and said that she understood it was a 'privilege' to own a property, but that it felt like she would never be free from her mortgage repayments. 'Owning a home is actually such a scam,' she said in the video. Ms Kassiotes explained she had opened a 'letter of progression on the loan' which showed how much she had paid off, and felt as if she was being 'pranked'. 'What do you mean we've only paid $3,000 since October 2023? It's now May 2025,' she said. The Sydneysider said she was shocked by how much of her payments were swallowed up by interest on the loan and how little difference it made on the original amount. Ms Kassiotes, like most young Australians trying to get a foot on the property ladder, has to battle a perfect storm of a crippling housing undersupply boosting competition and prices, combined with punishingly high interest rates intended to tame inflation. Commenters on her video agreed, saying that home ownership had grown unaffordable. 'Owning your own home is the biggest scam,' one viewer said. 'All the fees, all the interest, all the repairs and maintenance, all the council rates, and water rates, and even when you do pay it off your still left with council rates and repairs ect.' 'Daylight robbery! I can't bring myself to look anymore,' another wrote. 'Wait till you work out how much you'll pay for that loan over the course of 30 years…,' someone said. Ms Kassiotes replied: 'I remember I did a random calculation and almost passed away.' Another commented that they work in home lending and mortgages were what they did all day and they were 'still bitter about how little' they had paid off. Someone else advised the 25-year-old to open an 'offset account' to help reduce the interest rate on her mortgage. 'This August we will be in our home two years but just got a little over 26 years left,' they said. 'Just from having a bit of money in our offset account we have knocked 1.5 years off already not paying any extra.' Ms Kassiotes said she knows owning your home is a 'privilege' but was shocked to learn how little she'd paid off her loan so far despite plugging away at repayments for 18 months (stock) An offset account is a separate bank account that is linked to your home loan. Homeowners can deposit their salary, savings, and make everyday transactions in this account and the balance in this offset account is then used to reduce the amount of interest you're charged on your home loan. Ms Kassiotes noted that she already had an offset account but that it didn't blunt the sting of how little progress she had made on her loan. Home prices have hit new highs and will likely continue to grow as lower interest rates send buyers piling back into the property market amid a lack of new housing supply. The median dwelling in Australia was worth $831,288 in May - a 0.5 per cent jump on the month before - data released by property analytics firm Cotality, formerly CoreLogic, this month showed. Every capital city, as well as the combined regions, exhibited growth of 0.4 per cent or more, in a broad-based recovery largely down to buyers feeling better about their purchasing capacity. 'Undoubtedly, interest rates have had a positive flow through to housing markets since February,' said Cotality research director Tim Lawless. 'But I certainly wouldn't call the rate of growth shooting the lights out. A 0.4 per cent to 0.5 per cent growth rate is much more sustainable than what we were seeing, say, in early 2023 up to mid-2024.' The trend was echoed in the PropTrack Home Price Index report, also published this month, produced by REA Group. REA Group senior economist Eleanor Creagh said the trend was expected to continue due to a chronic lack of new housing supply, population growth and targeted buyer incentives. 'In combination with interest rates continuing to move lower, these factors are likely to drive further growth throughout the remainder of 2025,' she said. After a shallow and short-lived downturn at the end of 2024, the recovery in prices had more to do with sentiment than a genuine improvement in serviceability or access to credit, considering interest rates were still in restrictive territory, Mr Lawless said. 'And we know from historical correlations, consumer confidence and housing activity tend to go hand-in-hand.'
Al Bawaba
04-06-2025
- General
- Al Bawaba
Body of beauty queen and bodybuilder found inside hotel pool in Mexico
Published June 4th, 2025 - 06:17 GMT ALBAWABA - The body of 'carnival queen' influencer, Luz María Barrera Agatón, was found at the bottom of a swimming pool inside a hotel in Mexico, local media confirmed. According to the Daily Mail, the bodybuilder's dead body was found weeks after she allegedly was threatened outside her gym. In detail, Agatón received a threatening banner outside her gym in Merida, Yucatán. Agatón, 36, from Mexico, had been staying with family and friends at the Coco Resort & Villas Hotel in Motul, west of Cancun, when she was found dead inside the pool last Sunday morning. — Fuerza Informativa Azteca (@AztecaNoticias) June 2, 2025 Bodybuilder Luz María Barrera Agatón had spent the evening with loved ones around the cenote-style pool before they all left to their rooms at around midnight, and she stayed alone. After she failed to return to her room, her friends started to search, and when she was found inside the swimming pool, paramedics tried to save her, but she was already dead. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
News.com.au
04-06-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Bodybuilding beauty queen found dead in hotel swimming pool while on holiday with family as cops launch probe
A glamorous bodybuilder has tragically been found dead in a swimming pool while on holiday, sparking a police probe. Luz María Barrera Agatón died in the early hours of Sunday morning while holidaying with her family, before loved ones found her body. Police have not ruled out foul play during their investigation. The beauty influencer was staying at the Coco Resort & Villas Hotel with family and friends in Motul, west of Cancun, Mexico. She had been chatting with them around the cenote-style pool before they made their way to bed at around midnight. Luz was left alone before she was later seen floating lifeless in the hotel pool. The athlete was retrieved from the water and emergency services were called immediately, according to NeedToKnow. Paramedics rushed to the scene but could do nothing to save the young woman's life. The area was then cordoned off by authorities as officials from the Attorney-General's Office arrived to conduct a preliminary investigation. According to local reports, the bodybuilder had actually received threatening banners which were hung outside her gym in Merida. These appeared just two weeks before her death. Luz removed the signs herself and destroyed them – but never informed police of the suspicious ordeal. Similarly, in 2017, she and her then-partner Chiri Roberto, a former state prosecutor, were threatened. In a seemingly unrelated accident in 2023, her gym was the scene of a tragic death when a barbell fell on top of a young man, allegedly due to a trainer's carelessness. But police are now probing whether any of these deaths could be related to the passing of Luz on Sunday. The bombshell bodybuilder was the vice president of the Yucatecan Association of Bodybuilding and Fitness (AFFEY). She owned her own gym in Merida and sponsored a Bodybuilding Tournament in Motul. And she was crowned Fitness Champion at the 2017 Mister Mexico bodybuilding contest. On top of those achievements, she also won the female bikini category at the Mr Olympia Amateur competition held in Spain, and was crowned queen of the Motul Carnival in 2024. AFFEY president Evangelina Cimé Mézquita mourned the decorated athlete and model on Facebook. She said: 'Sometimes it's impossible to understand why certain things happen. 'We will miss you. Your boundless joy, your simple manner. 'May God comfort your entire family.'
