Glamorous former NRL presenter Tiffany Salmond has issued a caution to men who heed influencers like Andrew Tate: you’re sabotaging your chances of securing a second date.

Salmond is a New Zealand sports presenter and reporter who worked with Sky Sport and later created the Fox League sideline role for Warriors games. 

In 2025, she claimed she had not left those roles by choice but was quietly shut out of NRL coverage without warning or explanation. 

She has since spoken openly about how her style and popularity may have clashed with the networks, leading to her abrupt exit. 

Salmond has posted to social media from several locations around Australia and New Zealand as she continues to attempt to resurrect her media career.

It appears she has been dating during that time and has not liked what she’s been seeing, prompting her fiery warning to men on social media. 

“I was just about to head out for my usual morning walk, but I’ve had something on my mind lately, and I thought, you know what, I’m going to speak out,” she said.

“I was going to say I’m puzzled by the approach men take in dating nowadays, but it’s evident it’s due to the Andrew Tate influence, the manosphere, the red pill dating advice, and the so-called male dating experts who claim to teach men how to attract women.”

‘And I just want to come on here and say, because I have quite a big male audience, that that advice is literally killing your dating life.’

The ‘Andrew Tate phenomenon’ and the ‘manosphere’ promote hyper-masculine views on dating. 

Their so-called ‘red pill’ advice from male dating gurus often pushes manipulation, power games, and disrespect toward women.

Salmond gave a stern message to men, highlighting that introducing such behaviors into their dating lives is ruining their prospects of forming a genuine connection with a woman.

“Here’s a public service announcement for all the men who follow me: if you’re engaging in odd little power plays, being unkind or rude, or using ‘negging’ (intentional put-downs) – it’s an absolute deal-breaker. If you try to neg me, you’ll never hear from me again.”

Salmond stressed that mocking, teasing or bullying behaviour is not attractive.

‘Especially not in the early stages when you haven’t got that rapport with someone, trying to test their boundaries.’

She described how men often disguise this behaviour, making it appear playful or flirty when it is actually undermining. 

“This might sound crazy, but I encounter it repeatedly, and it’s when men think they’re being playful and witty. But I just don’t find it amusing,” Salmond explained.

‘I think it’s veiled as flirty and funny, but it’s actually just trying to test your [confidence] and your boundaries.’

She gave specific examples of the kinds of comments that put her off, pointing to lines that men use as supposed banter. 

”Convince me that you’re worth dinner,’ or ‘you’ll have to earn that from me,’ or ‘oh you want the princess treatment already’ – that is so unattractive.’

Salmond said the influence of online personalities had damaged dating culture. 

‘It’s sad because I think this red pill content and you know, the whole Andrew Tate thing, that happened a couple of years ago, has really, truly messed up dating. For not only the younger generation, but I think a lot of older men too, that buy into it.’

She explained clearly why the advice is so harmful, breaking down how it damages confidence and poisons real connections. 

‘It’s so warped, like it’s so incredibly warped because if you think the only way to get my attention, or the woman that you like, is to neg her, knock her down, play hard to get, rock her senses of security and safety and self-worth, and you think that her being unsure and uncertain and anxious with you is going to pull her in.

Any woman that has any sense of self worth and has worked on herself will not be attracted to that.’

‘That is the biggest turn-off for me.’

She continued by criticising the motivations behind male dating gurus. 

‘Such ugly, cringy behaviour and these men lied to you, because if you genuinely took good advice and went out there and got a girlfriend, well you’re no longer subscribing to their content, you’re no longer watching their content or following them because you won.

‘They actually wanted to keep you single, they still want to keep you single. That’s why they give you this terrible advice.’