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Ex-model on addiction and homeless life: ‘I’m in a lot of pain’

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Once a fitness model gracing the covers of magazines and admired for her beauty, Loni Willison is now living on the streets of California, often seen rummaging through dumpsters with only a shopping cart of belongings.

Loni’s life took a tragic turn following her 2014 divorce from Baywatch actor Jeremy Jackson, whom she married in 2012. In a candid interview with X17 Online in May 2023, Loni blamed her ex-husband for her descent into homelessness. She accused him of abuse, claiming he once tried to strangle her.
“My ex-husband. Getting married. At least I got divorced,” she said when asked what led to her situation. “He set everything up to do this to me.”
 

Following the divorce, Loni reportedly suffered from a severe mental health breakdown, including anxiety and depression. These struggles, combined with addictions to alcohol and crystal meth, eventually cost her both her job and her home.

Over the years, Loni has been offered help multiple times, but she continues to decline assistance, expressing a desire to remain self-sufficient.
“I don’t need help. I have everything I need,” she stated.

In her interview, Loni also shared disturbing beliefs about her health, claiming she cannot live indoors because she was "electrocuted" daily for almost a year.
“I think because I pick up on electricity, I also pick up on other things—like certain chemicals, batteries, fuses, wires, and different types of metals,” she explained. “I’d probably need a full-body X-ray or sonogram to see it. It’s pretty intense.”

Physically, Loni appears frail and is now missing some of her upper front teeth. Her mental health continues to be a major concern, as she navigates life on the streets under extreme circumstances.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Jackson, her former husband, has had his own struggles. In 2017, he was sentenced to 270 days in jail and five years of probation after a plea deal related to a 2015 incident involving the alleged stabbing of a woman in Los Angeles. He, too, has battled substance abuse.

Loni’s daily life is a fight for survival. She moves through the streets with her shopping cart, filled with what little she owns, trying to find food and stay safe. Once adored in the spotlight, Loni now lives in the shadows, a haunting reminder of how quickly a life can unravel when pain goes unanswered.

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