Paige Spiranac opens up about her private life, beauty routine, health habits and the reasons she has chosen to share less with fans.

aige Spiranac has opened up about the side of her life that fans rarely see. She explained that “most people would be surprised by how unglamorous” her life was away from social media, especially compared with the image she shared online.

“I’ve had to put walls up and share less to protect myself emotionally but also for security reasons. I love the s**y side to myself that I show online, but I also love my quiet, introverted side. It’s easier for me to separate the commentary around me online if I feel like I’m playing a character, so at times I really play up it up,” Spiranac wrote in her Instagram story on Tuesday, September 8.

“Social media should be fun, so getting to be the most confident, s**y and outgoing version of myself is great! But there are so many more layers to myself. I often struggle with how much I should show. I feel that at times I’m doing myself a disservice, but it’s also hard for me to be as vulnerable as I once was on here.”

Spiranac once had her sights set on the Olympics. Her first dream was to compete in gymnastics at the Games. However, two fractures to her kneecap forced her to leave that goal behind. She then turned her focus to golf and hoped to play on the LPGA Tour. That dream also came to an end after she felt she was not mentally strong enough or good enough to reach that level.

“I’m now trying to figure out what my next goal is and how I can find the most fulfillment in my life.”

Spiranac also made it clear that she does not view those setbacks as the end of her story. For her, a lost dream does not mean the end of ambition. Instead, she believes people can always find new goals and pursue dreams that may take their lives in a new direction.