A GAMER says she may have to change her username because she's losing work due its links to a gory Netflix show.
Lydia Ellery, whose username has been Squid Game for 11 years, said companies are reluctant to work with her due to the name's connection to the Korean hit drama.
The 32-year-old from London tweeted about being turned down for "two amazing presenting opportunities" due to the links with the summer's Netflix smash Squid Game.
Lydia said: "Looks like I might have to change my handle after all.
"I've lost two amazing presenting opportunities because people don't want to hire me with my 'Squid Game' handle. This is really getting me down now."
She also said she's been subject to abuse and also been banned from gaming networks.
The gamer has 42,300 followers on gaming streamer Twitch and is also part of Yogscast, a YouTube-based gaming collective with seven million subscribers.
She told the BBC her username was a "silly" name she "thought up on the spot".
She said she chose the word "squid" because it rhymed with her nickname, Lyd.
But since the explosion of the Netflix version of Squid Game, Lydia said her social media accounts have been flooded with fans tagging her and sending her messages.
She has even been kicked out of her social media accounts after mega-fans reported her, believing she had somehow taken the account from the show's bosses.
And Lydia said her "brand," which is more than ten-year's strong is now "totally messed up" and searches for her now just pull up the Netflix creation.
She claimed bosses for a presenting gig she was recently turned down for even told her that she lost the job because of her username.
Lydia thinks the bad press might be down to the show's violent scenes.
The dystopian Netflix show, from South Korean creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, features a grotesque fight to the death in a sick game show style.
In the show 456 players with a raft of criminal backgrounds, gambling issues and other personality flaws are forced to compete in twisted versions of Korean children's games.
The losers are brutally murdered, with the last man standing winning a prize of 45.6 billion South Korean Won, just over £28 million.
The show was watched by 142 million households globally in the first four weeks it aired.
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