‘I had always wanted to be an actress’

Kat says she got into the adult industry by accident after attending what she thought was initially a casting for a photo shoot.

She said: “I thought it was a normal modelling shoot and they asked me to take my underwear off and there were cameras everywhere, so I just did it.

“It’s good pay, but I still pay my taxes, and it wasn’t just the money really, it was because I always wanted to be an actress. It is a lot like acting, but more intimate.”

But the advancement of technology has led to challenges in the adult industry as well as many others.

K at said :“Lots of things are free online now or have gone down in price, so it’s not as good as it used to be.

“Everybody does live shows now, because of the effect it has had with people downloading stuff for free.”

Kat, who turns 32 later in the year, says a regular day sees her go to the gym followed by escort work and filming adult moves, as well as her live webcam shows.

In 2003, the Echo reported how Kat and her sister were short-listed for a community award for taking time out from their studies at South Tyneside College to coach younger children and lend a helping hand to teachers at Sandhill View.

They also held drama sessions.

The twins, who both gained A* for GCSE drama, left Sunderland to study drama at Lancaster University, but moved to London aged 19.