This must be love! Model poses in the water, suddenly an animal "fan" comes around the corner
Seychelles - Italian Federico Cola spent the turn of the year in paradise. The male model let the sun shine on his toned body in the Seychelles - and had to deal with a rather clingy "fan"!

The Milanese posted a video on Instagram showing him standing in the shallow waters of the Indian Ocean. But suddenly Cola loses his balance, lands on his backside in the water and sticks one leg out of the water.
What had happened? The model had received an uninvited - and above all affectionate - visitor. An octopus stalked the Italian from the depths of the sea and clung to Cola's leg with its tentacles.
At first visibly surprised, then curious, the model took a closer look at the octopus. The animal clearly seemed to feel at home in the hands of the Milanese. So much so that it didn't want to go back into the water.
The octopus snuggled up to the 1.88 meter tall model's upper body with its tentacles. It was as if the animal never wanted to let go of its human acquaintance.
Model Federico Cola received wrath from animal rights activists!

"What a magical surprise at the beginning of the year, I found my love (actually she found me)," Cola commented on his video.
The short clip became - how could it be otherwise - a viral hit on the internet. Cola racked up more than 27 million clicks and almost a million likes!
Despite the sweet incident, not everyone was happy about the Italian's behavior. As the New York Post reported, the activist group "Octonation", for example, is said to have voiced criticism. According to them, Coke was "too harsh" with the octopus.
A look at the pictures reveals the opposite. Cola therefore contacted the animal lovers and had a clarifying conversation. "Octonation" later apologized for the criticism. Incidentally, the Italian put the octopus back in the water after the cuddling session!