Olivia Ponton is used to being in the spotlight as an actress Sports Illustrated Model and influencer. But on December 10th, She made headlines for a different reason when it was revealed that she called the police to report a break-in at Joe Burrow’s house

According to the police report obtained by PEOPLE, the TikTok star called 911 to report that the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback’s home had been broken into in Anderson Township, Ohio.

The report states that after she arrived, she noticed a “shattered bedroom window and a search of the room.” Burrow was in Texas playing against the Dallas Cowboys at the time of the incident.

“Someone broke into my house,” the model is heard saying in police audio obtained by TMZ, which first reported her involvement. “It’s completely messed up.”

Although Ponton was described in the police report as an employee of Burrow, it is unclear how long the two have known each other and how intense their relationship is. Burrow was most recently linked to his college girlfriend Olivia Holzmacher, whom he first started dating in 2017.

Before being linked to Burrow, Ponton grew her following on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic and has nearly 8 million followers to date. She also continued to expand her modeling career and was named one of the best Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Newcomers in 2022.

So who is Olivia Ponton? Here’s everything you need to know about it SI Model and TikTok star – and her connection to Joe Burrow.

She is from Florida

Ponton was born on May 30, 2002 in Naples, Florida to parents Diane Ponton and Richard Ponton. Her mother is the chief learning officer of a local nonprofit focused on improving access to education, and her father is a teacher. She also has a sister named Abigail Ponton.

Although Ponton told it Daily news from Naples Despite living in New York City in 2022, the content creator still shares her love for her home state on social media. In December 2024, she joked in a TikTok video about moving to Miami after a recent visit, calling herself a “Florida girl forever.”

She rose to TikTok fame during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a 2022 interview with GRAZIAPonton said she signed with Wilhelmina Models during a 2020 spring break trip to NYC — just two weeks before the COVID-19 quarantine began. Since work was slow, she started posting on TikTok.

“During COVID, I tried a new thing every day, whether it was cooking, playing basketball or volleyball, or exploring new places in my hometown,” Ponton said. “I’ve had really positive feedback from people about how I made them feel. That was my main motivation to keep going.”

Since then, she has had millions of followers who follow her purchases, life updates, and workout routines.

She is one Sports Illustrated Model

In 2022, Ponton was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie and photographed for their print edition. She told GRAZIA It took a while for her to believe the opportunity was real.

“When I got the call for (the). SI swimsuit I didn’t believe it happened for weeks,” she said. “I just thought, ‘This isn’t real.’ Olivia, stop it. This is a dream. “You’ll wake up tomorrow morning.”

After working with the cult magazine, Ponton continued to work as a model and posed for SKIMS, Juicy Couture, Ralph Lauren and Victoria’s Secret, among others.

She describes herself as a “workaholic”

Between maintaining her social media presence, modeling for brands, and making a cameo in Blake Lively’s 2024 film It ends with usPontoon is busy. And that’s exactly how she likes it.

“It’s hard to even say exactly where I want to go, but I just love working,” she said GRAZIA. “I say, ‘Book me seven days a week.’ I don’t care.’ I’m kind of a workaholic.”

She is pansexual

Ponton came out as bisexual in an interview with in 2021 TeenVogue.

“I feel like it never occurred to me that it was even possible to be bisexual until I moved here (to Los Angeles),” she said. Back then, Ponton had hinted at her sexuality in some of her TikToks

The following year, on Call her dad In the podcast, Ponton told host Alex Cooper about her coming out. The model clarified The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast in May 2023 that she is pansexual, which to her means that she “doesn’t care about gender” and that she is a “very strictly emotional person.”

“I have a very emotional connection to a person that is not based on appearance,” she said GRAZIA. “I think this is something wonderful that I was able to realize.”

She called the police after Joe Burrow’s house was broken into

On December 9, 2024, Ponton reported a burglary at Burrow’s home in Anderson Township, Ohio. She told police that the bedroom had been ransacked and one of the windows had been broken.

According to the police report obtained by PEOPLE, when Ponton arrived at the apartment, she first called her mother, who then called 911.

TMZ obtained a police recording in which Diane says her daughter is “wondering what to do, whether to hide or go outside.”

The police report described Ponton as Burrow’s “employee.”

Because the Bengals quarterback was out of town and unable to report what items may have been taken, Ponton provided “a non-detailed listing of items that may be missing.” The report listed her as an employee of Burrow.

However, in a separate call obtained by TMZ, the model is heard saying, “Someone broke into my house,” possibly implying that she lived there. Neither Ponton nor Burrow have publicly commented on the incident, which is the latest in a series of burglaries that appear to have targeted famous athletes.

The homes of Kansas City Chiefs players Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes as well as Minnesota Timberwolves star Mike Conley were also broken into in 2024.