DILETTA LEOTTA has lifted the lid on a traumatic travel experience she described as “incredible torture”.
The TV presenter has claimed she was left feeling “embarrassed” after an invasive security check at a German airport.
Leotta, the wife of former Liverpool star Loris Karius, explained she was returning to Italy after watching her partner play for Bundesliga 2 side Schalke.
As reported by Bild, she told Radio 105: “I had to go back to Italy, and as I was going through the metal detector, a policewoman came and wanted to check me.
“At one point, I took off almost all my clothes. I was wearing almost nothing under my arms and told her, ‘Look, I have nothing under my arms'.
“But she insisted on tickling me under my arms, which was incredible torture.
“She also told me to take off my shoes and tickled me under my feet.
“It was traumatic because my brother held me like that (with his arms raised) and tickled me under the armpits.
“He was really strong. He tickled me all over my body and I used to wet my pants.”
Leotta, 33, had been juggling her career working as a presenter on Dazn for Serie A games with travelling to see Karius.
Karius, 31, joined Schalke in January and has played in each of their last four games, with Leotta regularly in attendance, including the German's debut when he was mobbed by team-mates.
However, she admitted her job would make it difficult to attend matches all the time.
She told RND: “I was in Gelsenkirchen for the match against Preussen Munster two weeks ago and saw a packed stadium with over 60,000 people, just like the following week in Berlin.
“It was a surprise to experience this fascinating second division with an incredible fan base.
“Of course, I'm attending a Serie A match almost every week, which will make it difficult to come more often – but whenever I have time, I'll be happy to come back.”
The couple met in late 2022 and have enjoyed a whirlwind romance since, welcoming a daughter named Aria in August 2023.
