Chloe Ayling's Top 10 Photos — And the Story Behind the Kidnap She Says People Still Doubt

Eight years after her ordeal in Italy, British model Chloe Ayling is still living with the trauma of her kidnapping and the pain of not being believed. Since her release, the now 28-year-old has endured public scepticism, accused of chasing fame or exaggerating what happened. In her new documentary Chloe Ayling: My Unbelievable Kidnapping, she revisits the events in detail, admitting, 'I thought it would be easy... I'm really not good at talking about my feelings.'

Chloe was just 20 when she flew from south London to Milan for what she thought was a modelling job, only to discover it was a trap. Drugged and abducted, she woke up handcuffed in a remote farmhouse, confronted by a man she had met at a previous booking in Paris. Known as 'MD', he told her she would be sold as a sex slave unless a ransom was paid. She believes her calm, calculated approach helped her survive, convincing him that his plans were hers.

With only six days until her planned auction on the dark web, UK and Italian police launched a desperate search after her agent received a ransom email. In captivity, Chloe knew she had to outthink her captor, a man who casually claimed he normally used poison to kill. Her story is not just one of escape but of resilience, quick thinking, and the lasting damage caused by public doubt that continues to shadow her life.