You might remember Samantha X - she is the woman who decided to do a complete career turnaround, and went from journo to high-class escort. And now, she is making her next move. Here is Samantha X today:
Samantha X, is wanting to redefine the reputation of the sex industry, just launching her own brand of elite escort agency, Samantha X Angels.
Their credo is: 'integrity, class and sophistication', and the agency now employs 13 women ranging from their 20s to their 60s (including a grandmother of six), a survivor of a life threatening illness and an aspiring lawyer, all of whom have sought out a new career in the 'world’s oldest profession'.
Samantha X’s own, very public, ‘coming out’ as an escort in the media and in her book 'Hooked: Secrets of a High-class Call Girl', polarised the public. The mother of two went from quietly earning $5000 a night to having her story plastered on media outlets worldwide, making her Australia’s most controversial ‘escort mum’.
But the most common responses she received came from smart, educated and professional women looking for advice on how they too could get started in the industry.
Exploring the idea of starting her own agency, Samantha put a call out to interested women.
She was inundated with applications - from around the world. After an extensive recruitment process, Samantha has narrowed her “Angels” to 13 women from all walks of life, sizes and personalities.
“My Angels are intelligent, professional women. Most have backgrounds in the corporate world and most are university educated,” says Samantha. “The majority of clients want warmth, understanding, companionship and conversation just as much as anything else, so that’s what I was looking for, not perfect looks or a particular dress size,” she said.
Each Angel undergoes coaching and mentoring by Samantha on what to wear, how to listen, etiquette, what lingerie men prefer, as well as how to trust their intuition and manage the date. Clients pay for the quality time spent with an Angel (not from a price list of sex acts) and are charged $800 an hour, $4500 for the night.
Here is one of the women:
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| 'Olivia' being photographed |
More about the 'Angels':
Cathryn, 61, is a married grandmother of six. “I love men and being an escort is something I have always wanted to try,” she says. “When I was accepted, my husband said he wanted to punch the air and scream, ‘My wife’s an Angel!” The clients I’ve seen so far have been absolutely gentlemen and my husband is my biggest supporter.”
Meanwhile Jane is in her 40’s, is single and hails from the corporate world. “I am getting paid to be treated like a goddess by absolute gentlemen as an Angel,” she says. “The clients and I have intelligent conversation and laugh a lot. The sex isn’t why a lot of them are there. I have a client who likes to chat over a cheese platter and wine for most of the time!”
Samantha X says that sex is big business, and whether people like it or not, the industry will continue to exist. She disagrees that the online porn world is ruining the sex industry.
“Men in my experience are sick of watching unrealistic porn on their computers. In a world of technology where we are less connected emotionally and physically than ever before, men seem to be starved of affection and intimacy. That’s where we come in," she says.
While Samantha’s focus is now her Angels, she does still see the occasional client, for $1500 an hour. “I don’t see many new clients these days purely because I don’t have the time,” she says. “But there are some men I’ve met over the years who remain dear friends. My dates these days are weekends away, holidays or lovely long dinners.”
“This is the profession I have loved more than any other,” says Samantha. “It has taught me compassion and patience. It has taught me that the most beautiful souls are hidden under the most unlikely shells and not to judge someone on appearance alone,” she said.
Samantha says she is looking forward to passing on her “wisdom” to her Angels over the coming months and years.
“I’ve taught them that this profession, while lucrative, has good days and bad, highs and lows, just like any job. It’s not always champagne and fine dining, but being able to connect with a human being on a real deep and emotional level.”
Samantha also has plans to cater to female clientele with the exciting new addition of Samantha X Heroes, her male escorts, set to launch before the end of the year.
More about Samantha X:
Growing up in London, Samantha attended an elite girl’s private school before launching her career as a young, bright eyed reporter at a London tabloid newspaper. In the year 2000, she decided to give up London life for sun and sea and set up home in Sydney. There, she spent 10 happy years writing for Australia’s top magazines - including New Idea, InStyle and Prevention. She also worked as a producer on Seven’s Today Tonight and as the regular beauty expert on the network’s The Morning Show.
Meanwhile, Samantha’s marriage to the father of her two children had broken down. A few failed relationships later, Samantha decided to dip her toe into what she felt was an empowering profession - and became a high-class escort. While she expected glitz, glamour and let’s face it, lots of sex, she was surprised to learn that her new career required more ethics and kindness than that of a hard-nosed reporter, where phone hacking, fabricating stories and chasing celebrities down the street were considered de rigueur.
Two years later, after penning her tell-all book, Samantha X went from quietly earning $5000 per night, to having her story plastered on media outlets worldwide, to mixed opinion. But, the overwhelming responses she received came from smart, educated and professional women seeking advice on how to become an escort themselves. A year later, emails were still streaming in from around the world. Samantha decided to put a call out to women interested in joining a potential new escort agency. She was inundated with responses, and after an extensive recruitment process, Samantha X Angels was born.
Who are the Samantha X Angels?
Described as providing "an opportunity for women who want to explore their fantasies of being an escort, while providing a high-class, premium experience for carefully vetted clients", the agency currently employs 13 women from all walks of life, personalities and body shapes.
Among them are... "lawyers, grandmothers, cancer-survivors, government and finance professionals, all chosen for their intelligence, warmth and compassion, more than their looks, age and dress size. Some are married and escorting with the approval of their spouses, some are single, and some are somewhere in between. All are thoroughly enjoying being wined and dined by a bevy of wealthy men."
“My work as an escort has shown me that what women really have to offer in this industry goes far deeper than their physical beauty,” says Samantha, who says that clients are more often seeking companionship and conversation than sexual gratification.
“I was looking for women who could hold and lead a conversation. Women who had life experience, who were genuinely excited about pursuing this career, and women who loved the company of men, of course!”
Samantha personally vets clients to ensure her Angels are "safe and prepared, and mentors them to ensure clients are getting the quality of conversation, warmth, empathy and overall experience they are paying for."
Clients pay for "the quality time spent with Angels, and not for sexual acts performed and must abide by strict conduct guidelines, as stipulated by Samantha personally."
Prices start from $800 an hour and predominantly include "wining, dining, conversation and, of course, 'that little something extra'."
