American football linebacker Manti Te’o’s catfisher/fake girlfriend Ronaiah Tuiasosopo has come out as a transgender woman and has taken up the first name, Naya.
In 2012, the Notre Dame star’s catfishing controversy shook the college football world. For many people, it felt that the unexpected and unimaginable happened to the player initially.
The catfishing hoax at that time became one of the wildest sports stories in the history of American college football, and it took everyone by surprise. Moreover, the popularity and the media coverage it got made it more interesting.
In the internet world, this kind of story can happen to anyone. But, for a sports star, it seems absolutely abnormal. However, finally, the fans will know the real story as Netflix is set to release a documentary about this catfishing hoax.
Where Is Ronaiah “Naya” Tuiasosopo Now?
In recent years, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo aka has been experimenting with her sexuality and has even started identifying as a transgender woman.
Further, Manti also seems to have no hard feelings with Naya as the duo appears together in the upcoming Netflix documentary, Untold.
As per multiple reports, Ronaiah and Manti knew each other personally. Ronaiah came into Manti’s life as Lennay Kekua, a Stanford University student.
In 2012, the American football player’s girlfriend, Kekua, died of leukemia, and the whole football world mourned her death.
Later, research by Deadspin revealed that Kekua was not even a real person. The story soon became viral over the internet, and football fans made it spicier.
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo & Manti Te’o Catfishing Hoax On Netflix
The pair is going to be featured in the upcoming Netflix documentary series called Untold.
The Netflix series has drawn tremendous attention for its weirdly funny premise. Fans have come on Twitter to share their reactions, and it seems like they can’t wait anymore for the documentary.
The show will reveal how their relationship was established and how Ronaiah was able to convince Manti that she was a real person. In addition, it will also explore how Ronaiah’s identity got exposed.
In the trailer, the American football star said that it was unimaginable for him, and he didn’t expect that something like that would ever happen to him.
Moreover, Naya Tuiasosopo has also confessed that she had developed feelings for the American player.