Viral ring girl Sydney Thomas reveals Jake Paul message before popularity skyrocketed

Sydney Thomas, who went viral for being a ring girl at the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, discusses how she handles her newfound fame and what else she has in store.

Sydney Thomas may have been the biggest winner to come out of the spectacle that was the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight last month.

Thomas’ social media following skyrocketed while she also received her own trading card in a partnership with Leaf. As her popularity grows, Thomas revealed in a recent interview the message she got from Paul before she went viral.

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Sydney Thomas stands near Jake Paul during weigh-ins, held at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, ahead of his heavyweight bout with Mike Tyson, on Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

"I talked to him at the fight and he was just like, 'Keep doing your thing,’" Thomas told People magazine, adding that the boxer said she was "doing a great job."

Thomas, who is also a model, said she’s been receiving all kinds of direct messages, especially from those looking to take her on a date. She made clear that wasn’t something she was looking for right now, even after she broke up with her boyfriend over the summer.

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Thomas has hundreds of thousands of new followers – and she's going to use them for good. (Raphaela Milagres)

"I don't even care to read through any of that," she told People. "I'm so happy with myself, and that's where all my time is going, so anyone reaching out who's wanting to be with me, it's just slipping right on by because I do not have any intention to involve myself with that."

Thomas spoke to Fox News Digital late last