Instagram model vanished at the height of her fame and became a hippy cat lady after tragedy hit

One of the original “Instagram models” seemingly disappeared into thin air at the height of her internet stardom — but friends have revealed that she retreated to a simple life of yoga, meditation and taking care of stray cats.Long before social media stardom was considered a viable career path, Demi Rose Mawby was one of Instagram’s original “It Girls” – with nearly 18 million followers and a feed full of scantily clad photos snapped against some of the world’s most enviable backdrops. But just as her profile reached its peak popularity, Mawby’s posts came to a sudden and inexplicable halt in early 2023 – sparking concern and even conspiracy theories about her whereabouts from her still-devoted followers. Recently, however, details of the British-born model’s new, offline life were revealed by the Daily Mail – as well as her heart-wrenching motivation for quitting the world of thirst-trap posting.Mawby, now 31, still lives in Ibiza, the notorious Spanish island known for its rollocking club and drug scene.

But now she lives in Santa Gertrudis, a sleepy, bohemian village – where her closest companions are feral cats, according to the Mail. When she’s not working with local animal shelters to find homes for stray felines, the former OnlyFans star apparently keeps company with a tarot card reader, who recently told the outlet that Mawby is “not ready to talk about her time offline.” Mawby got her start on MySpace, but posed for a slew of men’s magazines including “FHM” and “Nuts” as she become one of the first mega-successful Instagram models.In 2015, she appeared in DJ Khaled’s video “How Many Times” and she had a brief fling with rapper Tyga the following year after he split with Kylie Jenner.

Around that time she joined “Taz’s Angels” — a group of models lived together in a Miami house, which was run by a club promoter who claimed he was the “black Hugh Hefner.”Mawby’s move to Ibiza in early 2020 �...