A PLAYBOY model who dangled from a Dubai skyscraper has revealed she is actually scared of heights – and that her parents were furious over the stunt.
Viki Odintcova, 23, who was hauled in front of police after hanging off the 1,000ft tall Cayan Tower, has warned her fans not to copy her daredevil antics.
Speaking with the Mail Online, the Russian beauty confirmed her mother and father were not happy when they saw the jaw-dropping pictures.
She said: “My parents saw the video and they had very mixed feelings about it.
“But in the end they could do nothing other than accept it, after I promised them never to do it again.”
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The glamour model, who described the stunt as a “once in a lifetime thing”, also revealed that he actually suffers from vertigo.
She said: “'I'm actually afraid of heights but I always try to face my fears.”
The busty brunette, who boasts 196,000 followers on Instagram, also warned her fans to “follow my example” admitting what she did was “dangerous” and a “huge risk”.
But Viki insisted that she was famous long before the skyscraper stunt made her a social media sensation.
She said: “I wouldn't want to sound arrogant but before this video I was doing fine.”
Siberian-born daredevil Oleg Cricket, 25 helped the underwear model perform the vertigo-inducing feat while photographer Alexander Mavrin captured the incredible moment.
Earlier this week it was revealed that the beauty had to sign a written statement promising not to repeat the death-defying photoshoot.
Major General Halil Ibragim Al-Mansuri, of the Dubai Police, said: "The actions of the Russian woman put her life at risk."
He added that it was important that residents of Dubai understood that such dangerous activities should not be performed without safety equipment and the permission of the authorities.
Odintsova's video of her hair-raising stunt went viral but many viewers were shocked, with one saying she is "the beauty with no brains".
But, the model says that the authorities should have thanked her for highlighting the lack of security of the Cayan Tower after she and her team made it onto the rooftop without being challenged.
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