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June 18, 2026

Model left needing wheelchair ‘after developing vertigo from using phone too much’

A woman has claimed that her excessive use of her mobile phone and other digital devices caused her to develop severe vertigo, which left her bedridden and reliant on a wheelchair.

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Fenella Fox, who runs an OnlyFans account, would spend up to 14 hours a day scrolling through her iPhone and iPad. At first, she experienced head and neck aches, which forced her to go to bed early to relieve the pain. Her symptoms gradually worsened after she moved to Portugal, and she was eventually unable to walk.

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