Beauty Salon owner funds business by becoming an OnlyFans sensation

A 24-year-old woman who opened her own beauty salon said she funded her business with money made on the OnlyFans website.

Sophie Carpenter opened beauty salon House of You in Exeter thanks to money she earned after setting herself up on OnlyFans after she turned just 21. In her first 24 hours, Sophie, who lives in Ottery St Mary, made around £3,700 reports Devon Online.

It was a far cry from the low wages she had been earning working for Costa Coffee and when trying to break through into the male-dominated car sales garage industry. She now owns five plush cars, has her own company, takes multiple holidays a year and has been able to lavish expensive gifts, including cars, on her family.

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Recalling her former life of no luxuries and struggling to make ends meet, Sophie - who has already had five holidays this year - recalled: "I was living pay cheque to pay cheque. I wasn't treated very well at the car garage so I left my job and worked with my boyfriend in Costa. I was so unhappy as I wanted more money so that I could go on holiday and buy a house with my boyfriend.

"A friend suggested that as I had such a good following on Instagram I should try OnlyFans. My boyfriend's view of it was massively negative at that time, but I made my account and made around $30,000 - nearly £26,000 - in the first 30 days.

"I was literally so shocked and that was by not even doing anything nude or explicit. All I was posting