GEMMA Jones has wowed fight fans as a ring girl for seven years and worked at around 700 events - but she has revealed it is far from the glamorous life people might think it is. From cheating boxers to wardrobe malfunctions and insane pre-fight diets, Gemma tells The Sun the truth about life in the ring. The stunning 37-year-old can perform at up to two events every weekend, sometimes working from 1pm until midnight.

She earns up to £500 every time, covering mainly MMA, cage fighting and bare knuckle bouts - and juggles her work with being a mum-of-three and another job as a skin treatment expert. Here she lifts the lid on why the life of a ring girl is definitely not all superstars and stilettos.... I’ve got a lovely boyfriend, he works in fashion and we were friends for five years before we started going out last year.

But four years ago I did date a boxer for a few months until I found out in the worst way possible that he was a cheat. I love boxing and was in the audience for a fight when my friend. told me not to look behind me. I did and right behind me was my boyfriend and another. woman who it transpired was actually his girlfriend of years. It all kicked off and he even blamed me and tried to accuse me of causing problems - and it turned out I wasn’t the only woman he’d cheated with.

While some of the boxers are lovely, others think they’re God’s gift to women and are very arrogant. I’m never going to risk getting one of the bad ones again. Part of the job description is looking great. I’m not one for make-up most of the time, but I’ll spend a good hour or more doing my hair and make-up before I go into the ring. I get my nails done regularly too and go on sunbeds. I carry a huge bag full of everything I need with me – including spare tights as they often get laddered getting into the ring.

But it’s not glamorous, the big changing rooms are rightly reserved for the fighters, so sometimes we have a small dressing room, but others we’re doing it in the loos. There have been times when other girls have been sent away as they don’t look as good as their photographs. I have to look smiley even when I've got a huge wedgie up my bottom. It might sound awful, but I think it’s fine – the bottom line is it is about looking gorgeous in the ring. It would be like someone wanting to be an accountant who can’t do maths.

I used to be a model before my best friend asked me to join her doing this. I love my job and don’t think it’s exploitative at all. There are boxers who for religious reasons don’t want us in the ring with them and that’s fine. And if there are going to be children at the show we cover up more and wear leggings rather than skimpy shorts and long sleeves. There are days when I don’t feel my best. When I first started I used to only drink water for two days before a fight.

I can’t do that any more but I’m fairly careful with what I eat. I start my day with a cup of tea, but then I drink lemon water for the rest of the day. I have a meal replacement shake and then a healthy supper. And I work out in the gym too. If I do have a day when I feel bloated, I’ll wear not one but two pairs of shapewear pants. I have to be up there looking smiley, while it feels like I’ve got a huge wedgie up my bottom.

I’m just grateful we aren’t allowed to wear stilettos – there’s a worry they’d pierce the floor of the ring so we either wear block heels or trainers. We aren’t only there to announce the round they’re on. We lead in the boxers and get into the ring with them. And we get the crowd enthused, so we might blow kisses back to men who blow them at us, or go in and mingle with people who want to take selfies with us.

We are often in front of an audience of over a thousand – the smallest venue I do is around 700. I've held the wrong number up or held it upside down, even though I never drink on the job. Generally, they are pretty good. If women are there they are much more likely to shout abuse like calling us s**gs. I can only remember one occasion when a man shouted abuse at me, and then his girlfriend came and sat down next to him and I realised why.

If that happens though, I can talk to one of the promoters and people will get removed – there’s no reason why we should put up with abuse for doing our job. You have to be prepared to be covered in blood, particularly at a bare knuckle fight - and then at the end you often get hugged by the fighters, and covered in sweat, and the loser sometimes ends up crying so you get soggy from their tears.

I always feel sorry for the loser, they’ll have trained for months and it’s such a blow to their pride. The crowd can kick off in a fight and I’ve nearly been hit by a beer bottle. But my worst injury was during a cage fight. I was in there while they warmed up and one of the fighters accidentally pushed me and I ended up with my face pressed against the bar. I’ve made so many mistakes in my years. I’ve fallen down the stairs leading boxers in and got stuck getting into the ring.