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News.com.au
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Creepy': Porn stars issue warning as alarming new trend explodes
A top adult content creator says a 'creepy' new trend has exploded in the porn industry – one that has left female stars feeling 'violated' and 'uneasy'. New Zealand's biggest OnlyFans star Layla Kelly is one of many being flooded with messages from male subscribers posing as women in order to gain intimate access to her that would otherwise be off limits. While the experience of being catfished is itself unnerving, Ms Kelly said her biggest concern was that these men are often stealing images of unsuspecting women in order to achieve their deception. 'I personally don't have a problem with people pretending to be someone else, if that's their fetish then that's okay,' Ms Kelly told 'Where it crosses the line is when someone, who hasn't consented or given permission, is having their identity and photos used unknowingly, especially given that this is a very intimate platform. 'Often nude images are used too and these women have no idea. It's so wrong.' Lucy Banks, an ex-adult star who launched a marketing agency for OnlyFans creators, said these men were often easy to spot and are not as clever as they think. 'There were several times where I would have subscribers be like, 'Hey, I'm Mandy! I'm thinking about getting my boobs done. Can you send me a photo of your boobs? I want to see what they look like',' the Perth mum told 'Often the motivation is to try and get free content out of you. But what they don't realise is that they are a dime a dozen. It happens all the time so we can see it a mile away.' Other guys try to hide their gender from the stars as part of an unusual fetish, the Million Billion Media founder explained. 'I used to have this subscriber that had some sort of medical kink, and he would always say, 'Oh, I need to go for a pap smear, I need to have an internal, can you tell me what it's like, I want to know what it feels like, how deep do they go, does it turn you on?',' she shared. 'He would go on and on and on about speculums and having pap smears and internal (examinations). 'And again, you can tell straight away. They're not as smart as they think they are and you can tell straight away that it's a guy.' While the experience breaks many female stars' boundaries and is seen by some as a 'violation', Ms Kelly said her biggest concern was for the women whose images and privacy are being stolen. As a result, she recently took to social media to discuss the breach these women are unknowingly experiencing, captioning the video, 'Consent matters guys.' 'What bothers me most about this is the clothed and unclothed images of the women they are using when pulling this sneaky act,' she said. 'One guy even sent me a wedding photo paired with a driving licence and I knew it had to be his wife or his sister. Either way, I highly doubt she knew what he was up to. 'I do ask these men to prove they are who they say they are, but none of them ever do. I even remind them that it is against the terms of service to be sending photos of anyone but themselves because they can't consent to that.' She also agreed with Ms Banks, stating it was 'so obvious' when men pulled the stunt, adding: 'I wish I could say this was a rare thing, but it happens all the time'. 'It kind of makes me wonder what these men are getting out of it, and I think it's the chase of 'special attention',' she concluded. 'They give themselves away by saying things like, 'I'm such a dirty little s**t,' like what? Most women do not described themselves like that. 'But it is important to remind the culprits that it is illegal in New Zealand and Australia to steal someone's identity and distribute naked images without consent. If anyone reading this is currently using someone else's intimate images or are considering doing so, then they should think again.'
New York Post
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Lucy Banks reveals the moment her son was told she did OnlyFans: 'Unfair'
A former OnlyFans star has shared the stomach-dropping moment her young son discovered her controversial career. Lucy Banks, 34, began creating explicit OnlyFans content in 2019, after she was newly divorced and seeking financial stability. She had a background in banking, but she wanted to find work where she wouldn't have to send her children to daycare every day. Speaking to Andrew Bucklow on podcast 'From The Newsroom,' Banks explained what prompted her to start creating X-rated content. 4 Lucy Banks, 34, began creating explicit OnlyFans content in 2019, after she was newly divorced and seeking financial stability. Instagram / @imlucybanks 'They were in daycare a lot. I had a moment one evening when one of my sons said to me, They're like, 'Do we have to go to daycare tomorrow?'' she said. 'It just broke me.' Banks explained that she made sure her face was hidden when she initially started creating explicit content, but as her following grew, so did her confidence. 'I became more and more comfortable, my content became more and more explicit, but it was at a pace that I was comfortable to do it,' she said. 'I was like, look, I know I can charge more if I make this content, so that's what I'm going to do.' At the height of her OnlyFans career, she was working 12-hour days, but even then, she was still able to balance work and time with her family. 'I'm happy to work hard. I just have to do it around the kids because that's my priority,' she said. 4 Banks explained that she made sure her face was hidden when she initially started creating explicit content, but as her following grew, so did her confidence. Instagram / @imlucybanks She was also earning a lot of money, making between $1 million and $1.5 million over four years. The downside to OnlyFans was that, as much as Banks tried to shield her children from it, her eldest son, who was around 11 at the time, found out. 'Somebody told him. I was so careful to make sure that they were shielded from everything,' she said. 'It wasn't fair that somebody else told him, but he was so cool about it. I had a conversation with him and he's like, 'it's fine'. People do worse things for money,' she said. 4 At the height of her OnlyFans career, she was working 12-hour days, yet she still managed to balance her work with time for her family. Instagram / @imlucybanks 'Then he started trying to talk to me about, he's like, 'Okay, so how, how much do you charge for your subscribers? Because if we increase your subscription price …'. I was like, 'Mate, no, I'm not having this conversation with you. '' Banks eventually ended up quitting OnlyFans because it got to a point where she just wasn't enjoying it anymore. 'I was at a new stage of my life and I just found myself resenting it and dreading making content,' she explained. 'I'm recognising that this isn't fun for me anymore, so it's time to stop.' The 34-year-old said it was a tough decision because essentially she was in 'golden handcuffs' as she had become accustomed to making a lot of money. 4 Banks eventually quit OnlyFans because it reached a point where she was no longer enjoying it. Instagram / @imlucybanks 'I've got property and mortgages that I have to keep servicing. So it was a hard decision, but it was the right one to make. And, honestly, I haven't regretted it,' she said. Banks pivoted, though, identifying a gap in the market and creating Million Billion Media, a marketing agency for OnlyFans creators. 'I never had, you know, a million followers on Instagram or anything like that, but at that time, I was the only OnlyFans creator that was leveraging the media and the news to get my name out there,' she said. The young mum wanted to help other OnlyFans creators do the same and build their brands. 'OnlyFans creators are quite similar to athletes really. It's like you've got this window where you've got a lot of eyes on you and you're making a lot of money,' Banks said. 'How are we going to set you up so that four or five years can help you for the next 10 to 20 years and build on that attention that you've got.'
News.com.au
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Unfair': Lucy Banks reveals moment her son was told she did OnlyFans
A former OnlyFans star has shared the stomach-dropping moment her young son discovered her controversial career. Lucy Banks, 34, began creating explicit OnlyFans content in 2019, after she was newly divorced and seeking financial stability. She had a background in banking, but she wanted to find work where she wouldn't have to send her children to daycare every day. Speaking to Andrew Bucklow on podcast From The Newsroom, Ms Banks explained what prompted her to start creating X-rated content. 'They were in daycare a lot. I had a moment one evening when one of my sons said to me, They're like, 'Do we have to go to daycare tomorrow?'' she said. 'It just broke me.' Ms Banks explained that she made sure her face was hidden when she initially started creating explicit content, but as her following grew, so did her confidence. 'I became more and more comfortable, my content became more and more explicit, but it was at a pace that I was comfortable to do it,' she said. 'I was like, look, I know I can charge more if I make this content, so that's what I'm going to do.' At the height of her OnlyFans career she was working 12-hour days but, even then, she was still able to balance work and time with her family. 'I'm happy to work hard. I just have to do it around the kids because that's my priority,' she said. She was also earning a lot of money, making between $1 million and $1.5 million over four years. The downside to OnlyFans was that, as much as Ms Banks tried to shield her children from it, her eldest son, who was around 11 at the time, found out. 'Somebody told him. I was so careful to make sure that they were shielded from everything.' she said. 'It wasn't fair that somebody else told him, but he was so cool about it. I had a conversation with him and he's like, 'it's fine'. People do worse things for money,' she said. 'Then he started trying to talk to me about, he's like, 'Okay, so how, how much do you charge for your subscribers? Because if we increase your subscription price …'. I was like, 'Mate, no, I'm not having this conversation with you'.' Ms Banks eventually ended up quitting OnlyFans because it got to a point where she just wasn't enjoying it anymore. 'I was at a new stage of my life and I just found myself resenting it and dreading making content,' she explained. 'I'm recognising that this isn't fun for me anymore, so it's time to stop.' The 34-year-old said it was a tough decision because essentially she was in 'golden handcuffs' as she had become accustomed to making a lot of money. 'I've got property and mortgages that I have to keep servicing. So it was a hard decision, but it was the right one to make. And, honestly, I haven't regretted it,' she said. Ms Banks pivoted, though, identifying a gap in the market and creating Million Billion Media, a marketing agency for OnlyFans creators. 'I never had, you know, a million followers on Instagram or anything like that, but at that time, I was the only OnlyFans creator that was leveraging the media and the news to get my name out there,' she said. The young mum wanted to help other OnlyFans creators do the same and build their brands. 'OnlyFans creators are quite similar to athletes really. It's like you've got this window where you've got a lot of eyes on you and you're making a lot of money,' Ms Banks said. 'How are we going to set you up so that four or five years can help you for the next 10 to 20 years and build on that attention that you've got.'
