A single mother who was struggling to make ends meet and sleeping on her cousin’s couch has gone from living off £35 per week to being able to pay for her £200,000 dream house—and it’s all thanks to OnlyFans. Laura Whyte was washing dishes for a pittance and trying to raise her children, but once she started an OnlyFans account, she was able to pull herself out of poverty. The only detractor from her new career as a content creator? Her jealous neighbors.
Prior to her life as a content creator on OnlyFans, Laura struggled financially and had to rely on state benefits to provide for her children. Those benefits didn’t stretch far, and she couldn’t even afford a place of her own for herself and her kids. It wasn’t exactly a picnic having her neighbors and community members look down their noses at her for her impoverished state. You’d think that when she began finding some financial stability, the judgment would have slowed down a bit. But if anything, the judgment only got worse—even as her quality of life improved significantly.
OnlyFans gave Laura the freedom she needed to work on her own terms. She’s been able to stay home with her children and build a sustainable income around their schedule. Content creators on OnlyFans don’t have to clock in at a specific time, which means that for struggling single parents, they can wait until their little ones are at school to create content and manage their channels. They also aren’t burdened with hefty hosting fees or startup costs, as OnlyFans takes just a 20% cut from creators’ earnings. Having full freedom to work when she wanted and being in control of how much she could earn gave Laura the ability to make a better life for herself and her children—one where mom has the flexibility to focus on her kids and the financial independence to provide for whatever they need or want.
However, her neighbors didn’t see it that way. Once word got out about how well Laura was doing, the insults started flying. “How dare she make money this way?” seemed to be the prevailing attitude among her community of busybodies. Never mind that when she was struggling and could have used some community support, they ignored her at best and looked down their noses at her single-mother status at worst. Laura couldn’t win. When she was struggling to make ends meet, no one was willing to help her. When she found success, she became the focus of gossip from women afraid their husbands would subscribe to her channel. The busybodies didn’t even have the decency to wait until the children were out of earshot to air their opinions.
Laura Whyte’s OnlyFans story is one that many single mothers can relate to. To go from struggling single mom to a successful businesswoman with enough time and financial resources to give everyone what they need is magical—but it often comes with more than its fair share of judgment due to societal attitudes toward adults-only platforms and those who choose to create content there. Women deserve the freedom to choose how they make money without being judged for their choices, especially when, for many of these women, being objectified without their consent was already happening anyway. Empowerment has less to do with the method chosen and more to do with having the ability to make the choice in the first place—and that’s what OnlyFans is all about.
Women have always faced a double standard when it comes to financial success and career choices; this is nothing new. If they work away from their children, they’re selfish. If they stay home, they’re lazy. If they start charging the people who were already staring at their ass to begin with, they’re vile hussies trying to steal someone else’s husband. Maybe someday we’ll live in a world where women feel empowered to own their lives and choices, just like Laura. Maybe then women will stop tearing one another down for capitalizing on their own objectification.
