Ever Wondered How Your Parents Would React if You Joined OnlyFans? I Found Out.

Sorry not sorry if I'm giving you anxiety just thinking about it.

- ALEXIA WOODS AS TOLD TO HANNAH CHUBB

I'll be honest: I never expected to end up in the sex industry. I always loved math and wanted to work in finance and I did for a bit. But for me, that meant a boring-as-hell desk job with a $28,000 starting salary, which I had to supplement with a side hustle at a restaurant. When the pandemic hit, I got laid off from the latter just after moving out of my parents' house and in with my boyfriend. I was paying my half of the rent with what felt like next to no income, and suddenly, that jokey line we've all heard people say "Ugh, maybe I should just quit and join OnlyFans"-made a whole lot of sense.

That is how, in the spring of 2020, Alexia Woods was born. She's the alias I created when signing up for OnlyFans and similar sites like Pocket Stars and Fansly. As Alexia, I post nude pics and spicy videos, upload pay-per-view content, and chat with fans via the sites' messaging tools. I also share PG-yet-suggestive content on Instagram and TikTok to bring people to my paid pages.

One thing I never do: IRL meetups or video calls. This is mostly for personal safety, but in the beginning. I had another reason. I wasn't ready for anyone-especially my parents to put a face to my fake name. (My boyfriend and sister were the only ones who knew, and by the way, they totally supported me.) That first year, I posted content that showed me only from the neck down.