The former Bulgarian playmate of the year, Nikoleta Lozanova has caused a stir or two down Liverpool way, I can tell you.

Alleged Mafia links, acid attacks and consorting with a Manchester United player are all just some of the happenings in the stunning Bulgarians life.

Having dated Liverpool reserve keeper Nikolay Mihaylov, now at Twente in Holland, the Bulgarian beauty left him for a prominent Bulgarian gangster named Georgi ‘the head’ Stoilov. Mihaylov had to be shadowed by three body guards during last season after an acid attack on his £170,000 Ferrari. The Bulgarian keeper had joked to the press that if his new girlfriend was a Ferrari, Nikoleta is a broken down Trabant from the old East Germany.

If she’s a clapped out car, who the hell is he going out with now?! It appears her gangster boyfriend didn’t take kindly to the words and instigated the attack. I promise this is not made up, if it was I wouldn’t be pedalling it here I would be down Paramount selling the idea.

Furthermore Nikoleta Lozanova caused a stir more recently when she claimed Bulgarian star Dimitar Berbatov had been sending her saucy texts in September last year. The Manchester United player has a child with long term partner Elena and has denied all such activity. Hopefully it’s not true for the sake of Manchester United fans; god knows what Georgi ‘the head’ Stoilov will do.

Whilst this Bulgarian who has modelled for Maxim and FHM has Liverpool connections, her connections now seem all together a different proposition.

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