By Konstantin Marrach
The internet lust business is booming. More and more women – including celebrities, but also unknown women – offer hot photos and videos of themselves on portals such as “Onlyfans” or “Bestfans” for money. One of them is Lexy (30) from Berlin. Here she tells about her life with ups and downs.
Growing up in Munich, Leyla moved to the capital at the age of 17. Here she first did her Abitur, then trained as a retail clerk and further trained as a beautician. Life could start. But the Berliner got on the wrong track.
“I made mistakes and sold marijuana,” she says. At that time she was no longer consuming. Leyla wanted, as she says, “to make a lot of money quickly”. Their illegal business was eventually exposed. Leyla was arrested and sentenced to prison.
She was behind bars for a total of 20 months. “When you lose freedom, you know what freedom really means,” she says today. “It was a very, very educational experience for me. An experience I never want to experience again in my life.”
When Leyla was finally fired, she wanted to “make a lot of money fast” again. But this time in a legal way. So she reported on the erotic portal “best fans” at.
Her fans pay a monthly fee for such sensual images Photo: Leyla Heart
“I love what I do,” says the Berliner, who calls herself Leyla Heart on the portal. “Being in front of the camera is my passion because I just like to present myself and I just want to put a smile on people’s faces and put them in a good mood.”
An analysis by the Fraud Test information platform recently showed that such business models can pay off. Accordingly, there are 939 profiles of “Onlyfans” influencers in the capital alone. This is the highest nationwide. According to the analysis, Berlin users of an erotica subscription on this platform pay an average of 9.50 euros.
Leyla does not want to reveal how much money she earns per month. People in the industry are very reluctant to talk about such numbers. But now the Berliner has thousands of fans who regularly watch her content.
And how does she imagine her future?
“I just want to live really happily in freedom,” says Leyla. “The most important things for me are health and freedom, spending life with loved ones and enjoying the little moments. Just enjoy living beautifully, that’s what I imagine.”