MISSING X Factor and rugby star Levi Davis claimed he was being “blackmailed” and feared his “life was in danger” in a since-deleted video.
The 24-year-old ex-Bath rugby player was last seen at an Irish pub in Barcelona on October 29 after getting on a ferry from Ibiza without any money or spare clothes.
On Tuesday morning, as the desperate search enters its 10th day, Levi’s foster mother Susanne Balfour spoke to Sky News confirming that he had mentioned a blackmail threat in a video posted on social media.
Host Kay Burley asked Susanne if the blackmail was linked to her foster son’s sexuality – he made history in 2020 when he was the first rugby union player to come out as bisexual while still playing.
Susanne replied: “He might just be frightened, he did say in that video that his life was in danger, I don’t know whether he’s running from something, I just don’t know.”