Raising a family can be incredibly challenging, especially with the rising costs associated with living.
Many mothers, struggling to make ends meet, have found themselves barely scraping by. Some rely on government benefits while others depend on food banks to provide for their children.
Yet, driven by the relentless difficulties of their financial circumstances, a group of mothers have chosen to engage in sex work as a means to support their families.
These women have significantly transformed their children's lives by earning substantial incomes through selling provocative photos and videos. Here, we explore the stories of four mothers who transitioned from financial instability to successful entrepreneurs in the adult entertainment industry.
Rebecca Goodwin
'We're Mums Who Were On Breadline – But Changed Our Kids' Lives With Sexy Snaps'Before her rise to fame in the sex industry, Rebecca, a mother of two, depended on food vouchers to get by.
As a single parent from Derbyshire, she found it tough to provide not only for her own needs but also for those of her two daughters, and she struggled to afford even the basics like baby formula for her newborn.
However, at the age of 30, Rebecca grew fed up with her difficult situation and decided to create an OnlyFans account.
She began sharing brief provocative videos on TikTok, which quickly helped her amass a large following; many of these followers then subscribed to her more explicit content on OnlyFans.
Rebecca's transition from relying on food stamps to achieving financial independence was dramatic; she earned £2 million from the subscription site, including a remarkable £42,000 in just one night.
"I had a lot of guilt over the things I couldn't provide for them," Rebecca previously shared. "We were living on six bags of food full of tins of soup and lots of Uncle Bens for over a month."
'We're Mums Who Were On Breadline – But Changed Our Kids' Lives With Sexy Snaps'"I couldn't even afford formula for my baby. I knew Only Fans was a massive risk but I was desperate.
"I had asked for my third food voucher and they had talked about getting social services involved because I was struggling. I knew I had to give OnlyFans a try."
Today, Rebecca is the proud owner of a Porsche and a four-bedroom house, and she earns an average of £100,000. She's putting her earnings to good use by starting her own 'affordable housing' project.
Cherry Bloom
Cherry Bloom, an NHS cleaner, has always aspired to provide the best for her four children. However, her job cleaning hospitals made it seem impossible to achieve this dream.
At 42, this Scottish mother realized that the cost of living was only getting higher.
Cherry, who lives with her husband and children, decided to explore the sex industry by creating an OnlyFans account. Two years later, she is now earning an additional £2,000 a month from her provocative photos.
'We're Mums Who Were On Breadline – But Changed Our Kids' Lives With Sexy Snaps'"The only reason I started doing this is because the world we live in now is too expensive," she exclusively told Daily Star. "My other job wasn't giving me enough money and when you've got four kids and a family, it's expensive."
"But you're doing your job. Getting taxed, but it's still so expensive and I thought 'I'm not living like this' so it's making life a wee bit fun now."
"Working 9-5, nothing was giving us that wee buzz anymore so I looked into OnlyFans, listened what people had to say, reading comments about it and thought 'hell yeah, I can do that'."
She has grown to embrace her body and even collaborates with other models in the industry, which stirred controversy when they put up a provocative billboard outside a famous sports stadium.
Madison Fox
Madison Fox, a mother, was overwhelmed with debt and had to depend on food banks to sustain herself and her nine-year-old son. The 33-year-old from Norwich, who previously worked as a stripper, quit dancing after becoming pregnant and took part-time jobs at Co-op.
Madison found herself taking out loans to keep a roof over her and her son's head, which plunged her further into debt and adversely affected her mental health, leaving her depressed.
'We're Mums Who Were On Breadline – But Changed Our Kids' Lives With Sexy Snaps'However, after a friend suggested she start an OnlyFans, it revolutionized her and her son's life. Now, alongside her role as a sterile technician in a hospital, Madison works full-time as a content creator on OnlyFans, earning just over £2,000 a month.
"I started [OnlyFans] because me and my son were living off of food banks," she exclusively told us last year. "I was very low and depressed I ended up having therapy because of it until a friend introduced me to OnlyFans to help with money."
"I'm able to live a comfortable life with my son and do the things we have always wanted to do so it has changed my life for the better. We can now afford days out and go on holidays we have nicer Christmases and birthdays."
Lola Mason
Lola Mason faced the challenges of being a teen mom while on disability benefits, struggling to make ends meet even with her partner working full-time.
Now 28, Lola once depended on food banks to nourish her family and believed her financial struggles would be lifelong.
After a particularly difficult Christmas where she relied on a food bank for dinner, Lola reached her breaking point and decided to become a cam girl to improve her family's living situation.
'We're Mums Who Were On Breadline – But Changed Our Kids' Lives With Sexy Snaps'A decade later, Lola has made a name for herself in the industry and has achieved millionaire status. In an interview with the Daily Star last year, she shared: "Family life is tense, there's constant money issues, I didn't want to rely on the system."
"I muttered the words 'f*** it' that day and started signing up to adult websites to start camming now here we are!"
Thanks to her earnings, Lola's family now enjoys lavish Christmas meals, and she has been able to invest in multiple cars and a property portfolio valued at approximately £1 million.
Remaining true to her beginnings, Lola gives back by providing affordable rent to lower-income families, donating to charities, and supplying food to food banks.
She concluded: "The most important thing is I don't forget where I came from. All because money is here now, it does not mean it'll always be there."
