Haley Cavinder admits she had a ‘mental breakdown’ amid cruel social media comments about her appearance after she and Cowboys star Jake Ferguson began dating

Haley Cavinder has admitted to having a “mental breakdown” when social media bullies left cruel comments about her appearance after she and Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson went public with their relationship.

Cavinder, who became a social media sensation with her twin sister Hanna on the University of Miami basketball team, has been in a happy relationship with Ferguson since October.

But she was upset after their romance began as she says she was “called ugly on the internet 24/7.”

“I was at Forever 21 having a great day with my mom and Hannah and I got this message and I just started looking at the comments on my face,” she recently said in a Youtube video with Hanna, as relayed by the NYPost.

“I’m a confident girl, but when people say things about you – when you have a boyfriend and someone talks about you to your friend online… like judging your features – I think, this is new and it’s obvious Jake is a great guy, but you don’t want to be called ugly on the internet 24/7, and your boyfriend sees it. That’s not going to make anyone feel cool.

Jake Ferguson and Cavinder posed at Texas Motor Speedway in a photo he shared to his Instagram Story

Haley and Hanna Cavinder posed on the Cowboys field at AT&T Stadium in December

”So I had a nervous breakdown, but that was a while ago. Honestly, I feel very confident and comfortable sharing my relationship because Jake was very vocal about it… He was always like that, so it made me feel very comfortable and confident sharing him too.”

Haley and Hanna were recently spotted at AT&T Stadium during the Cowboys’ dominant 33-13 win over the Eagles in December.

The twin sisters wore blue and white cowboy jerseys to cheer on the home team, with Haley sharing several photos on Instagram.

Haley, who transferred to TCU from Miami in November, first fueled speculation that she was dating Ferguson in September when she posed in a Cowboys jersey on Instagram – with the NFL player posting a heart eyes emoji on the post .

She also wrote “What about them cowboys” above a photo of herself in a Cowboys top and cowboy boots before attending the team’s game at the Cardinals that month.

And as Haley said in her YouTube Q&A with her sister, it doesn’t seem like she has any intention of hiding her relationship with Ferguson.

“He’s a big part of my life and will continue to be, so it’s not something I want to keep private,” she said. “I’ll be at Cowboys games and he’ll be at my games.”