They call it toxic femininity, something that Bradley Lewis learned about the hard way.

Abigail White, a U.K.-based OnlyFans model known online as “Fake Barbie,” has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend, Bradley Lewis, following a turbulent relationship and a series of prior violent incidents.

The “Fake Barbie” branding on OnlyFans presented a curated, confident image. But behind that was someone with serious emotional volatility and a pattern of domestic violence. This disconnect between persona and behavior is stark and reminds us how public image can obscure private danger.

The 24-year-old adult content creator fatally stabbed 22-year-old Lewis, the father of her three children, in their South Gloucestershire home just hours after he reportedly ended their relationship. Lewis died from a single stab wound to the heart after being transported to a nearby hospital.

Abigail White initially denied killing Lewis, telling responding officers at the scene that she “did not kill Bradley.” However, she later admitted in court that she had stabbed him, claiming she only meant to “shock” and “scare” him during a heated argument.

The court rejected her defense, citing prior threats and a history of violence, including a previous stabbing of Lewis in the arm and voice memos in which White said she was “capable of killing him.”

In one message played in court, she warned, “I fully believe I am capable of killing him if he hurts me again. Or I am going to end up being in prison.”

Prosecutors detailed a pattern of aggression and instability in the couple’s relationship. Witnesses testified that White had become intoxicated the night of the stabbing, drinking heavily and using cocaine after an altercation in a local pub. Lewis had taken her to a park earlier that day to end the relationship.

Despite her claim that her judgment was clouded by anger and intoxication, the jury convicted White of murder, rejecting her plea of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

Mr. Justice Fraser, sentencing her at Bristol Crown Court, said: “In my judgment, on all the evidence that I have seen, at the time you stabbed him, you clearly intended to kill him. You had threatened to do this many times. Your evidence that you did not, and only wanted to shock him, was not credible.”

The Abigail White case is one of those stories that stays with you because it’s not just about a crime, but about a slow-motion disaster between two people whose relationship had been teetering on the edge for a long time.

This wasn’t a moment of isolated rage. The jury heard evidence that Abigail White had stabbed Bradley before, threatened him repeatedly, and even sent voice notes explicitly saying she could kill him. When someone says “one of us is going to end up dead,” and then that happens, it’s hard to chalk that up to an accident or temporary breakdown. That history was crucial in undermining her defense of diminished responsibility.

White’s defense centered on emotionally unstable personality disorder and diminished responsibility. But the judge—and the jury—had to weigh whether that condition truly impaired her ability to form intent. They decided it didn’t. She may have had mental health struggles, but under UK law, that’s not enough unless it severely impairs decision-making. Her drinking, drug use, and repeated threats all chipped away at that argument.

Bradley told friends he thought she’d kill him. That’s what makes the case even harder to process—he saw it coming, but for whatever reason, didn’t—or couldn’t—get out in time. Whether due to love, fear, or hope that things would improve, he stayed. That’s a pattern seen too often in domestic violence cases, regardless of gender.

White will serve a minimum of 18 years before becoming eligible for parole.

Was this pure rage or something deeper? Likely both. A toxic relationship, untreated mental health, substance use, and emotional instability formed a perfect storm. The legal system saw it as murder, not manslaughter, because the actions were too deliberate and the warnings too clear.

It’s a cautionary tale about the danger of ignoring escalating red flags, and it challenges assumptions about who can be a perpetrator of intimate partner violence.

A sad, brutal end—for Bradley, for their child, and even for Abigail, who’ll spend much of her life behind bars.