First the AFL’s ‘hottest WAG’ Chelsea Becirevic moaned about how much she hated an Australian city. Now she’s turned on the airline that gave her ‘dream job’ with a withering spray no-one was expecting
Chelsea Becirevic has made a shocking accusation against the airline that employed her when she left Australia to start a new life as a flight attendant in the Middle East.
Port Power star Ivan Soldo’s girlfriend made headlines in May when she announced she was leaving Adelaide to start a new career in the United Arab Emirates. She wrote: ‘I have always wanted to work for Emirates, live in Dubai and travel to the United Arab Emirates. world. So that’s exactly what I’m going to do.’
Her admission that life in Adelaide had “been a struggle for me” and that the city “just isn’t permanent for me” raised eyebrows – but within four months she was back down under after the move didn’t work out.
Becirevic said she returned because she “hated” being in a long-distance relationship with Soldo and “missed Australia so much.”
However, she revealed a new reason for the career backflip this week in a Q&A with her 67,000 Instagram followers.
When a fan asked if the Emirates airline has a ‘toxic’ work environment, she pulled no punches and replied: ‘Toxic af [as f***] IYKYK [if you know, you know]. It’s a shame tbh’.
Ny Breaking Australia has contacted Becirevic and Emirates for comment.
Chelsea Becirevic has given her followers a shocking insight into what she thought of her time at Emirates airline in Dubai this year
The 23-year-old (pictured with her footy star boyfriend Ivan Soldo) worked as a flight attendant for several months as she tried to start a new career
Becirevic called the working environment at Emirates ‘toxic’ during a question and answer session (photo)
When she first announced her return home, the 24-year-old said: ‘I made some great friends in Dubai and I’m so glad I did, even for the short time I was there. I miss you girls.”
She also said the Emirates job was “fun while it lasted.”
“It’s a great way to meet so many different people and have a bit of fun,” she added.
‘If you want to travel, that’s a great way. But it’s certainly made much more glamorous online.
“But I was super homesick and found the job super isolating.”
Becirevic opened up about what the future holds for her and Soldo in an exclusive interview the couple did with Ny Breaking Australia earlier this month.
“Right now I’m just staying close to my family, trying to get settled in Adelaide, sorting out the house now and making plans for the future,” she said.
Soldo added that he is “always” telling his girlfriend to take up modeling, while Becirevic cryptically added that she is “working on some things” and “can’t really say much at the moment.”
In her Q&A on Instagram, she also revealed that she and Soldo will be moving into their new property in Adelaide ‘in a few weeks’.
Becirevic’s experience with Emirates is in stark contrast to what another Australian flight attendant has experienced with the airline.
Alexandra Cosoff revealed she is thrilled with her salary and conditions.
Like the footy WAG, she lives in Dubai, where she pays no income tax.
Becirevic told her followers in an earlier Q&A that she was happy working for Emirates and that she missed her fellow hostesses (photo)
Initially, stunning WAG said her time at the airline was ‘fun while it lasted’
Aussie Emirates host Alexandra Cosoff (pictured) had a very different experience to Becirevic when working for the airline
Cosoff explained that new starters as hosts earn an average of $5,000 per month if they work solely in the economy, and that figure increases if they work hours in the corporate or first-class industries.
That means she takes home at least $60,000 a year – the equivalent of a tax-paying Australian worker earning $78,000.
In addition, the hosts pay nothing for basic living costs.
“We are very well taken care of,” she said.
She explained that she spends most of her money on fun things like traveling because she doesn’t have high taxes, rent and utility bills like in Australia.
Because Alexandra has been with the company for ten years, her salary is even more generous.
‘I live in my own apartment. You can get company accommodation or opt for a lodging allowance.’
‘I’ve been so lucky. “I had a great time,” she added.