Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton Apologizes For Being A High-Priced Vegas Escort
We reported earlier that Suzy Favor Hamilton, a three-time Olympic competitor, was working as a $600-per-hour escort in cities across America. Hamilton has seemingly confirmed her off-color career track, posting an extensive apology to Twitter shortly after she was “outed.”
Suzy Favor Hamilton is a 44-year-old mother of one, and is currently married. She was reportedly working under the alias “Kelly Lundy” as a high-priced escort, booked for “dates” in cities all over the US by Haley Heston’s Private Collection, a top Las Vegas-based escort agency.
She competed in the 1992, 1996, and 200 Olympics as a middle distance runner, starred in a Nike advertisement, posed for a swimsuit calendar, and did promotional work for Disney.
She has also worked as a motivational speaker, and runs a realty company with her husband, Mark.
The big question is whether or not her family knew about her job as an escort. Her lengthy Twitter apology seems to indicate that this was not the case. She confessed to leading “a double life” while she was going through a “very challenging time” in her marriage and life.
She explained that her actions were primarily related to depression, and that she has solicited the help of a psychologist to help her rebuild her life.
Here’s Suzy Favor Hamilton’s Twitter apology in full:
I realize I have made highly irrational choices and I take full responsibility for them. I am not a victim here and knew what I was doing.
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
I was drawn to escorting in large part because it provided many coping mechanisms for me when I was going through a very challenging
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
time with my marriage and my life. It provided an escape from a life that I was struggling in. It was a double life.
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
I do not expect people to understand, but the reasons for doing this made sense to me at the time and were very much related to depression.
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
As crazy as I know it seems, I never thought I would be exposed, therefore never hurting anybody.
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
I have been seeking the help of a psychologist for the past few weeks and will continue to do so after I have put things together.
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
I cannot emphasize enough how sorry I am to anyone I have hurt as a result of my actions and greatly appreciate the support from family
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
and those closest to me. I fully intend to make amends and get back to being a good mother, wife, daughter, and friend.
— Suzy Favor Hamilton (@favorhamilton) December 20, 2012
Though Suzy Favor Hamilton has earned some harsh backlash for her outing as a high-priced Vegas escort, many fans have tweeted encouraging and supportive messages. Tweeted @louisxnelson, “Suzy Favor Hamilton is being open and honest about her troubles. Imagine if Tiger or Lance Armstrong could have reacted in such a manner.”
