IT WAS the age-gap story that set social media alight – the 16-year-old who found love with her kebab delivery driver, 42 years her senior.
Now, however, are engaged in a furious war of words, with Dimitrios, now 63, hitting back at claims he “groomed” his teenage ex before forcing her to have surgery and commit benefit fraud.
Nikeisha and Dimitrios Fotis, from Great Yarmouth, made headlines after sharing their 42-year age gap romance on social mediaCredit: Jam Press/@nikeishalouise
Now she claims there was a dark side to their relationship in a recent podcast episodeCredit: YouTube
Nikeisha, now 20 from Great Yarmouth, made the claims – plus others too serious to repeat here – on a recent episode of the Kind of a Secret podcast, which has since been watched 72,000 times on alone.
In the podcast, which Dimitrios has dismissed as “twisted lies” to The Sun, Nikeisha says he “harassed” her sister before turning his attention to her when she was just 15.
Having tragically lost her dad in a drug-related death, Nikeisha says she was drawn to Dimitrios as a father figure before getting into a relationship with him.
She claims that in a bid to win her trust, Dimitrios – who pleaded guilty to two charges of possession with intent to supply heroin and possession of a prohibited weapon before they met – told her that he had known her dad.
Nikeisha – who had previously described how the pair “instantly connected” – says that at the start of their relationship, Dimitrios played the doting boyfriend, nurturing her, , and making her feel loved.
As things progressed, however, she claims a darker side emerged.
Abuse allegations
She alleges that six months into the relationship, she was subjected to physical abuse, from being pushed around to being verbally assaulted.
Nikeisha also claims he began to call her ‘nasty words,’ forcing her to go to the gym as well as get cosmetic procedures done.
She said: “He made me go and get my done, my nose done. I only done all of these things because he made me feel so insecure.
“He was saying it would make me look older and I thought, ‘But why do I need to look older if you know the situation isn’t wrong?’”
She says the relationship became more and more toxic, with her spending “24/7” in Dimitrios’ flat.
Within a couple of years, she was expecting his baby, but later miscarried as it was an ectopic .
He claimed child benefits for me and said that he was a family friend.
Nikeisha Lightfoot
Nikeisha also claimed that Dimitrios received child as her responsible adult – although such benefits normally end at 16 unless the young person is still in education.
She says: “He claimed child benefit for me and said that he was a family friend that had taken me in to look after me.”
Dimitrios has denied taking child benefits for Nikeisha while they were in a relationship, saying the only benefits they received as a household were her payments.
Nikeisha claims Dimitrios was never her kebab delivery driver after allCredit: tiktok.com/@nikeishalouise
She also alleges she was encouraged to get cosmetic procedures doneCredit: tiktok.com/@nikeishalouise
Social media frenzy
Nikeisha says she was concerned about their age gap at first, but he had reassured her: “At first I said to him, “It’s not right. I’m a young girl.” And he said, “But you’re 16 and you’re old enough to make your own choice.”
The pair set up a joint account when they started dating, which quickly went viral with over 250,000 followers.
While many watched for entertainment, Nikeisha said people would often message her, concerned about her wellbeing.
She said these messages helped her come to terms with what the relationship was.
“That’s what started to make me realise, the more people that were saying it’s wrong and they hope I see the light… the more that my head started to turn,” she explains.
Now, Nikeisha says she has moved on and is in a happy relationship, while Dimitrios has a new girlfriend who is marginally older at 21.
Dimitrios told The Sun: “She’s just twisted everything. She’s lying. It’s ridiculous these accusations, they really are, and I will prove it.”
He added he will be releasing a tell-all podcast in response to Nikeisha’s claims in the near future.
Nikeisha claims concerned comments from social media viewers helped her leave the relationshipCredit: Jam Press Vid/@nikeishalouise 
