Woman branded a 'hippo' by internet date threatens to sue Nicoleta Popescu is threatening legal action after a man she met through an internet dating agency described her as a "hippo". Gabriel Malinescu 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." 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." Article Here