While families across the UK settle down for a traditional Christmas Day, a growing number of content creators are mixing present-opening with a very different kind of work. For successful OnlyFans stars, the festive season is a lucrative period where the hustle never stops, even amidst the turkey and tinsel.
The Melbourne Mother: Sexting Between Stockings
Emily Mai, a 36-year-old mother based in Melbourne, has spent every Christmas since having children managing her thriving adult content business alongside her family duties. On the 25th of December, she will be huddled around the tree with her two children, who are tearing open presents, while simultaneously sending messages to between 40 and 200 subscribers.
Her children remain blissfully unaware, absorbed in the excitement of Santa's deliveries. Emily uses these quiet moments, often while making a cup of tea, to send pre-made pornographic videos to clients like 'John from Brisbane'. She earns approximately £20,000 per month from her work.
'I let them open a few presents, and then we have a break,' Emily explained to Metro. 'They play with their toys. I make a cup of tea and answer their messages. I don't want these men to feel neglected on Christmas day.'
In the nearly seven years she has been an OnlyFans model, Emily has never taken a single day off. This dedication even extended to sending explicit sexts while she was in labour. She is known for creating Asian pregnancy-themed content, and her subscribers now enjoy her post-childbirth curves.
She sees her festive availability as a vital service. 'There are guys who are married and have kids but just need a moment to themselves on Christmas morning,' she said. 'Then there's the single guys in their fifties with adult kids who live in another country... They're just lonely at the most wonderful time of the year.'
Family Tensions and Financial Freedom
The dynamic becomes more complex when Emily's traditional Asian family visits on Christmas Day. Her mother pretends not to know what her daughter does for a living, and the topic of her sex work is deliberately avoided.
'Sex is really taboo in the Asian community so it's swept under the rug at Christmas dinner,' Emily stated. 'It's tricky, I do feel uncomfortable mentioning it to them, but it would also be nice to tell them I've had a hard day.'
However, her work financially supports her family and secures her children's future, so she has no plans to stop. This awkward silence is echoed by fellow OnlyFans creator Alix Lynx, 36, who travels from New York to stay near family upstate for the holidays.
'My family know what I do but we don't talk about it,' Alix revealed. 'I'm the one paying for everyone's dinner when we go out, so they know where the money comes from. I'd never bring it up at the Christmas dinner table.'
The Pre-Recorded Festive Hustle
Alix, who began in the adult industry as a webcam model in 2012, is equally committed to her work over the festive period. She spends December creating festive-themed content, fulfilling standard requests like role-playing as Mrs Claus, and building a vault of pre-recorded videos and photos.
'The hustle never stops, I just get more savvy this time of year and bank posts for when I'm away with family,' Alix explained. Her Christmas Eve involves champagne with family, but Christmas morning starts alone on her walking pad while messaging subscribers and scheduling content.
Her dedication pays off handsomely. She earns a six-figure monthly salary and also receives tips and gifts from fans who purchase items from her Amazon wishlist. 'People are in the holiday spirit so I get tips... I remember when I moved into my apartment in 2017 and one guy bought me a giant TV, bookshelves, and a coffee table,' she recalled.
Both women represent a modern reality where the boundaries between intimate family celebration and a global, digital adult entertainment business are constantly being navigated, proving that for some, Christmas Day is just another working day.
