I’M SORRY GC BLOKES
Australia’s most well-known escort Samantha X has returned to the Glitter Strip and wants to apologise to the men of the Gold Coast.
“THANKS for that.”
For the past 25 minutes Samantha X has been talking openly about her life as Australia’s most wellknown escort.
Nothing has been taboo, then she breaks from the phone interview to say “thanks for that’’ – and explains to the Bulletin she was just exiting an Uber.
One can only imagine the face of the driver, who had unsuspectingly picked up one the country’s highest-paid escorts, as she proceeded to talk about what Gold Coast men were like in the sack and recounted tales of past jobs.
But for Ms X, who has reached celebrity status through her books and advocacy for sex workers, this is her life, an open book on the sex industry, and she has bared all in this interview about her trip this week to the Glitter Strip.
It was her first time back to the Coast in a long time. She had previously lambasted Queenslanders, but her tune has changed.
“I apologise to the men of Queensland, I got it wrong. I assumed they were really laddie, beerdrinking bogans, but I met some really beautiful men.
“I eat my words because Queensland men love the company of women and they are much nicer than Sydney men.”
Ms X said she was pleasantly surprised about the raunchy side of Coast men.
“They might be all thongs and board shorts, but once the boardies come off, they’re little deviants,” she said. “One of the things I did notice about the Gold Coast is that the men have a good sense of humour. They don’t take themselves too seriously.”
And she revealed it was not just the Coast men who wanted her company, with local women also getting in contact to seek advice.
“I’ve had women from the Gold Coast who have flown down to meet me because I do mentoring sessions on how to work in the industry. These women all have the same thing in common – they’re separated, they’re all over 35 and they’re just normal women, single mums,” she said.
“I never glamorise the industry, there’s pros and cons, it’s honest.”
And honest she is, especially with her clients, who treat her like a parttime psychologist.
“Quite often men will think they’re looking for intimacy, but when they turn up, it’s actually like popping a balloon, they just wanted a safe outlet to talk,” she said.
“I sometimes say ‘do you think you need to see a psychologist, because they’re a thousand dollars cheaper an hour than what I am’.
“There are some very lonely people out there, even though they have full lives, great jobs, perfect family … there’s a void and it’s always the people you least expect.”
She said even men who were powerful in their normal everyday lives were intimidated by her.
“It makes me smile because no matter how powerful the man is, whether he’s a CEO, celebrity or athlete, when they walk into the room they’re trembling,” she said.
“It makes me laugh. I’m so normal and dorky, I’m very knockabout, but you need to get these guys to relax straight away so I dress very casual.
“... So many men have to go to work, have to perform at work, go home. If they’re in a relationship they have to be the provider, strong ... where’s the outlet for them?
“I’m not saying every man suffering should go and see an escort, but I’m saying where is their emotional outlet?”
Ms X said her personal life was quiet.
“In my real life I’m pretty much celibate and that’s by choice. I decided 2019 was the year I wasn’t going to get involved with any man, unless someone special knocks on the door,” she said.
“I was in a relationship last year. That (break-up) knocked me around and I just wanted to make 2019 a year of (personal) growth.”
Gold Coast men might be all thongs and board shorts, but once the boardies come off, they’re little deviants. SAMANTHA X