Former lap dancer blasts 'busybody politicians' over plans that would 'put women's jobs at risk'

A former lap dancer and self-made millionaire has blasted a policy to shut strip clubs, warning it will put thousands of women's job at risk.

Chelsea Ferguson, who founded the popular adult content website, Admireme.vip, says British strip clubs could vanish by 2030, having 'devastating consequences' for the thousands of women employed in the sector.

There are currently around 300 lap dancing venues across the UK, but this number is set to shrink rapidly as councils across Britain are implementing a nil-cap policy which will effectively introduce blanket bans on future establishments opening up.

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This policy has incensed women's rights organisations and lap dancers themselves who have spoken out about the dangers of closing the establishments, Lancs Live reports.

They say it would put jobs at risk and force the profession underground, meaning dancers would be increased to a risk of harm.

New figures have shown that in Manchester, there hasn't been a single complaint lodged against a strip club since 2019. Victoria's was the only venue to face formal enforcement action in the past eight years, but has had its licence renewed this year.

Some of the complaints were linked to a sting operation in 2019, which caused much controversy after dancers said they felt "violated". A campaign group secretly filmed naked dances in Victoria's and Obsessions.

The group, Not Buying It, said they wanted to expose prohibited sexual contact. But dancers said they lived in fear of the footage being leaked and one union described the tactics as "revenge porn".

In Blackpool, politicians have already started to shut down lap dancing venues. This is despite the fact