Simon Leviev spoils her with luxurious gifts and she still believes that the charming fraudster is a hotshot property dealer and makes money legitimately.
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Despite major coverage of Leviev in their homeland, Konlin – who has modelled designer brands for Harper’s Bazaar Hong Kong – has been seen travelling around with Leviev in a Rolls-Royce on his Instagram Stories.
Since his jail time, he has been rumoured to be dating Russian model Polina, who was also shown in the documentary. But Konlin revealed last summer that she was actually dating Leviev. Konlin – who has also modelled for Vogue and L’Officiel Paris – claimed last year that he hasn’t taken any money from her.
Konlin revealed in an interview with Israeli magazine Mako in July 2021 that he contacted her via Instagram in November 2020 and pursued her for four months before she met him. However, she claims the Tinder Swindler told her everything about his past and reputation.
Before the documentary’s release, Konlin insisted that claims about the man, who has faked being the son of an Israeli diamond tycoon, didn’t match up to his apparently generous nature.
The model insists that Leviev is doing big business in property and has bragged about attending his business coaching events, advertised online at US$311 per ticket. She told Radar Online that no one in the audience got up to use the bathroom during a recent event in Tel Aviv because his advice on how to succeed was so interesting.
They split last year, but seem to have rekindled their romance
Konlin told Radar Online last autumn that they were no longer in a romantic relationship due to their hectic work schedules, but were still friends. Then, more recently, the pair were seen hanging out together on his Instagram Stories following the release of the Netflix documentary. Despite taking her Instagram account private, Konlin’s following has increased by tens of thousands.