Lottie Fellows, a 20-year-old student at the University of Bath, has raked in over £45,000 this year by sharing ‘sexy’ videos of herself whispering online.
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The clips, which are said to trigger Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), have exploded in popularity over the last few years, due to fans saying the videos and audio provide a soothing, tingling sensation. She told the NY Post:
My mum had heard about [ASMR] on the radio and suggested it to me after I’d been struggling with mental health and sleep.
I remember looking it up on YouTube and initially thinking it was the weirdest and funniest thing. After watching it for a few minutes, I then realised that it was a massively relaxing feeling that I had always experienced but didn’t know exactly what it was. I have been hooked ever since.
With over 170,000 subscribers on YouTube, Lottie understands that at least some of the appeal is sexual. Although she’d rather it wasn’t seen that way:
I can understand why slow whispering or the words ‘role play’ can be misinterpreted as being sexual, and there are some female creators who show a bit of cleavage to get more views.
It frustrates me because, without giving it a chance, people can easily dismiss ASMR as weird and sexual when actually it seriously helps so many people.
Hmm. I wonder if Lottie may be underestimating the sexual aspect of ASMR just a little bit? I mean just get a load of her Instagram for a second…
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Is it any wonder why a gal like Lottie can make £45,000 a year by whispering online and some creepy fat bloke (for example) doing the same thing can’t?
Ultimately though, I agree with her that the majority of people who watch ASMR don’t do it for sexual reasons. I mean if you’re wanking off to the sounds of a stranger whispering about giving you a haircut, then you’ve probably got some problems:
Having said that, it makes sense that people would prefer to consume this content featuring a hot girl rather than some gross dude whispering in their ears.
Here’s the most popular video on her channel, in case you were wondering:
Makes sense.
For more booming business, meet the cam girls that have been raking it in massively during the pandemic.
