OnlyFans star Lily Phillips was the focus of a new BBC documentary and it was full of unexpected twists
Lily Phillips, infamous for her boldness and penchant for stirring the pot, recently opened up her world to Stacey Dooley in a revealing new documentary exploring her fame, fortune, and contentious career path.
The adult content creator made the decision to leave university after a few months and join OnlyFans, where she raked in a four-figure sum within a day. Her story is the focus of the first episode of the new series ‘Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over’.
I anticipated that Lily’s episode would be laden with sexual and intimate scenes, and while nothing explicit was shown in full, the comments from the men in her chats and the 20 attendees at her ‘live event’ left me feeling queasy, Jasmine Allday wrote in the Mirror.
One bloke even confessed to using his mum’s credit card to pay for Lily’s subscription site after receiving a personal invitation to the event during his work lunch break. Another man made an inappropriate request to Stacey as she stood outside the room where it was all unfolding.
I suspect these scenes were included to shock and appal viewers – and they certainly achieved that.
What caught me off guard, however, was my sympathy for Lily. Seeing the young woman behind the persona she presents to her 33,000 subscribers – vulnerable and in tears – was genuinely difficult to watch.
During one particularly emotional moment, a fragile Lily was forced to leave the room after discussing her parents’ reactions to her choices.
Becoming visibly upset, Lily turned away from the cameras to dry her tears and refused any interaction until she had composed herself.
Her father revealed the disturbing phone calls he’d received suggesting his daughter should die, whilst her mother wondered if they had failed as parents.
Witnessing her mum and dad grapple with the emotional burden of her decisions was genuinely devastating to watch.
Whilst Lily’s programme revealed more of the highs and lows the influencer experiences – in stark contrast to the Bonnie Blue documentary which seemed to celebrate rather than scrutinise her actions – the show failed to adequately demonstrate to young people that such behaviour shouldn’t be normalised in relationships or casual encounters.
Lily willingly allowed the 20 men at the gathering to act purely for their own pleasure, with just two ‘security guards’ present to ensure her physical safety.
An appalled Stacey couldn’t bear to watch, and frankly, neither could I.
Stacey captured the essence perfectly when she observed that the persona Lily projects doesn’t reflect the genuine person beneath.
“She doesn’t think everything is as good as she makes it seem,” Stacey remarked.
Whilst security might shield her from physical danger during these ‘live events’, who’s safeguarding the fragile individual hiding underneath?
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