| Woman branded a hippo by internet date threatens to sue |
A woman is threatening legal action after a man she met through an internet dating agency described her as a "hippo".
Romanians Nicoleta Popescu and Gabriel Malinescu had their first date after two months of on-line flirting and phone calls.
Nicoleta now says she's going to sue Gabriel for emotional distress.
But he says she purposefully deceived him, claiming she weighs eight stone when he reckons she's much heavier.
Gabriel, 33, from Bucharest, told the National newspaper: "I expected to see a blonde, blue-eyed, slim beauty in front of me. But what I got was a gigantic hippo. She told me she weighed eight stones but she was more like 18."
He added: "The passionate embrace I had long-awaited was certainly off the cards when we met."
After a brief encounter, Gabriel told Nicoleta she wasn't his type and he never wanted to hear from her again.
Nicoleta, who's 29, says she's going to sue him for emotional distress.
"He hurt my feelings and has caused me considerable anguish," she said. "He has obviously not heard the saying that beauty is on the inside."