Instagram model who admitted to having an affair with married Adam Levine apologizes

The 23-year-old Instagram model who admitted to having an affair with Adam Levine has issued a public apology, claiming she was led to believe the singer’s marriage to pregnant wife Behati Prinsloo was over. 

In a follow-up video addressing the scandal on Monday night, Sumner Stroh said she feels ’embarrassed’ and ‘disgusted’ with herself for engaging in a secret relationship with the married Maroon 5 frontman. 

The glamorous brunette, who initially shared few details of their affair, admitted that while she is no victim in the situation, she had naively believed that Levine and Prinsloo were separated at the time. 

‘I only came forward because I wanted to kill whatever story the tabloid had. The most important part that I definitely glossed over was the fact that I was under the impression that their marriage was over,’ she said in a TikTok video. 

‘I believed they were keeping it quiet to avoid the negative press because as I had said I was new to LA so I just assumed that with celebrities of the caliber that that’s just how it was.

‘And that’s why I feel exploited because he knew I believed what he said because of my vulnerable position of being new to LA.’ 

Stroh insisted she did not intend to gain sympathy before apologizing to Prinsloo and her children directly. 

‘I fully realize I’m not the victim in this. I’m not the one who is really getting hurt here, it’s Behati and her children. And for that I am so, so, sorry.’ 

Hours earlier, Stroh took to TikTok to reveal details of her alleged illicit relationship with Levine. 

The model, who is now based in Los Angeles after studying at the University of Texas, shared screenshots of their flirty exchanges on Instagram, including one bizarre message where Levine, 43, asked if he could name his new baby after her.

‘Essentially, I was having an affair with a man who is married to a Victoria’s Secret supermodel,’ she said, referring to Levine’s wife Behati, 34, who is now pregnant with the couple’s third child. 

‘At the time, I was young and naïve. And I mean, quite frankly, I feel exploited. I wasn’t in the scene like I am now, so I was definitely easily manipulated.’ 

Los Angeles based model Sumner Stroh, 23, has claimed she had an affair with married Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, 43, that lasted ‘about a year’ 

The glamorous Instagram model spoke out just five days after Levine's wife, supermodel Behati Prinsloo confirmed she is pregnant with the couple's third child. She is seen showing off her baby bump in Santa Barbara earlier this month

Prior to Sumner's revelations, the couple, who founded tequila brand Calirosa in 2021, had appeared to have one of the strongest marriages in showbusiness. They are pictured at the Calirosa launch party in November 2021 - two months after Levine's rendezvous with Sumner

The glamorous brunette spoke out just five days after Levine’s wife, supermodel Behati Prinsloo confirmed she is pregnant with the couple’s third child. Prinsloo is seen left showing off her baby bump in Santa Barbara earlier this month

Stroh, who did not disclose specifics about their encounters, pointed to one Instagram DM between the pair, in which Levine writes: ‘It is unreal how f***ing hot you are. Like it blows my mind.’ 

‘You are 50 times hotter in person,’ he adds.   

According to Stroh, who has over 338,000 followers on Instagram, she and Levine were ‘seeing each other for about a year’, until the two lost contact ‘over a period of months.’  

However, the 43-year-old musician would later get back in touch this year to share the news that he was expecting another child with his wife of eight years, she claimed. 

And to her astonishment, the heavily tattooed singer asked if he could name the child Sumner if it turned out to be a boy – a request that Stroh said left her horrified. 

‘Ok serious question. I’m having another baby and if it’s [a] boy I really wanna name it Sumner. You ok with that? DEAD serious,’ Levine said, according to a screenshot of the conversation.

Stroh said she felt like she was ‘in hell,’ upon reading the odd message. 

‘I mean my morals were unknowingly compromised. I was completely manipulated,’ she said in the TikTok video that has now gone viral. 

In a TikTok posted on Monday, Stroh shared screenshots of their flirty exchanges on Instagram, including one where the singer admitted he was mind blown by how 'hot' she was after they met for the first time

In a TikTok posted on Monday, Stroh shared screenshots of their flirty exchanges on Instagram, including one where the singer admitted he was mind blown by how ‘hot’ she was after they met for the first time

Stroh claimed the two lost contact after a few months, but said Levine later came back into her life this year when he revealed his wife was expecting their third child and asked if he could name the child Sumner, leaving her horrified

Stroh claimed the two lost contact after a few months, but said Levine later came back into her life this year when he revealed his wife was expecting their third child and asked if he could name the child Sumner, leaving her horrified

Speaking in a TikTok video that has now gone viral, Stroh said she felt compelled to speak publicly after her friend threatened to sell her story to the tabloids

Sumner Stroh

Speaking in a video that has now gone viral, Stroh said she felt compelled to speak publicly after her friend threatened to sell her story to the tabloids 

She explained that she never planned on addressing the situation in such a public manner and was aware of the consequences of being ‘tied to a story like this.’ 

Stroh said it was only after her friend whom she had confided in about the affair, and to whom she had sent the screenshots, threatened to take her story public – that was she left determined to tell her story herself. 

‘I wanted to handle this privately. I never wanted to come forward because obviously I know the implications that come with doing what I do, making money the way I do, and being an Instagram model,’ she added. 

‘I had sent some screenshots recklessly to a few friends I thought I trusted and one of them had attempted to sell to a tabloid…So here I am.’ 

Stroh did not provide an exact timeline of the affair, however, the allegations have emerged just five days after Prinsloo confirmed her pregnancy on an Instagram post amid heavy speculation. 

Sumner admitted she was 'young and naïve' at the time of the illicit relationship and was 'easily manipulated'

Sumner admitted she was ‘young and naïve’ at the time of the illicit relationship and was ‘easily manipulated’

Stroh, who has over 338,000 followers on Instagram, she and Levine were 'seeing each other for about a year', until the two lost contact 'over a period of months'

Sumner Stroh

Stroh, who has over 338,000 followers on Instagram, she and Levine were ‘seeing each other for about a year’, until the two lost contact ‘over a period of months’

Stroh did not specify the exact timeline of the affair, however, the allegations have emerged just five days after Prinsloo confirmed her pregnancy on Instagram post (pictured) amid heavy speculation

Stroh did not specify the exact timeline of the affair, however, the allegations have emerged just five days after Prinsloo confirmed her pregnancy on Instagram post (pictured) amid heavy speculation

Earlier this month, Prinsloo and Levine were snapped having lunch together in Santa Barbara, where the soon-to-be mother-of-three had her burgeoning baby bump on full display. 

She is believed to have already been expecting in July, when the couple celebrated were seen celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary during a trip to Maui, Hawaii. 

Levine, however, was nowhere to be seen in the photos, while Prinsloo was photographed glum-faced and alone on the beach. 

Levine was once almost as famous for his string of model girlfriends as he is for his music and sex appeal before tying the knot with Prinsloo in 2014. 

Until he married Prinsloo in a romantic ceremony in Cabo San Lucas in July 2014, Levine had been the ultimate playboy with a dating career that included Victoria’s Secret models Anne Vyalitsana and Nina Agdal, as well as a rumored fling with Jessica Simpson.

Levine was once almost as famous for his string of model girlfriends as he is for his music and sex appeal before tying the knot with Prinsloo in 2014. The Namibian model is seen walking the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion show in 2010

Levine was once almost as famous for his string of model girlfriends as he is for his music and sex appeal before tying the knot with Prinsloo in 2014. The Namibian model is seen walking the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show in 2010

According to Sumner, Levine revealed he is expecting his third child with Prinsloo early next year

According to Sumner, Levine revealed he is expecting his third child with Prinsloo early next year

The couple (pictured in 2018) already have two daughters Dusty Rose, four, and Gio Grace, three

The couple (pictured in 2018) already have two daughters Dusty Rose, four, and Gio Grace, three

The couple now have two daughters Dusty Rose, four, and Gio Grace, three and founded tequila brand Calirosa in 2021.

Prior to Sumner’s revelations, the couple appeared to have one of the strongest marriages in showbusiness but cracks have been emerging in recent weeks.

In May, the couple sold their $51million 10-bedroom, 14-bathroom home in Pacific Palisades, California.



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