
Just like the anonymous sex blogger who last week revealed herself as scientist Dr Brooke Magnanti, Paige became a hooker to fund her studies.
But unlike Dr Magnanti, Paige was seduced by the chance to earn up to £20,000 a time and gave up her dream to work in vice full time.
Six years later she has £300,000 in the bank, a posh North London flat, a soft-top sports car and a boob job. But although Paige has vowed to keep on hooking until she has saved the magic million, she admits: "I wouldn't say I was happy.
"I can't turn my back on this. I'm making too much money. But all I've ended up doing is giving myself a hollow life.
"I should have roughed it with the other students. Now I'd love to turn back the clock and be slumming it in a bedsit."
Like the real-life Belle de Jour - played by Billie Piper in the BBC series Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Paige came from a comfortable middle-class home.
Her parents are wealthy farm owners and she enjoyed a privileged childhood. She went to a well-regarded school in Weybridge, Surrey, where she got four A-levels - including three grade As.
Her next step was to go to college to become a lawyer but her mum and dad said she had to learn to stand on her own two feet. "They said there'd be no handouts for uni so I decided to get the money myself," explained Paige.
"The problem was I'd had a nice upbringing and didn't want to slum it in some grotty bedsit spooning Pot Noodles into my mouth and drinking cider."
Then a pal confessed she'd joined a London escort agency, so Paige signed up too. But it was far from glamourous.
She recalled: "There's not a lot going for what I call bottom-end escorting.
"My first client was a fat lawyer, who met me in a Travelodge. I remember lying back while he grunted on top of me. Not good! His breath stank - it was a big turn-off. But at least I had money.
"One bloke wanted me to re-enact a fantasy that he was a baby and I had to feed him with a bottle. Another insisted on putting on MY clothes before sex.
"I'd meet them in hotels that were usually grotty flea pits."
After two months she had £2,000 and applied to universities. But then another firm that had seen her photo on the escort agency website got in touch.
"They wanted to see if I was well- spoken and could conduct myself well in social situations," said Paige. "They asked if I wanted to join them, and told me I'd be earning £5,000 to £10,000.
"I thought that was a month but they said per BOOKING and that I could be going to locations all over the world. It seemed too good to be true."
Her first job was meeting an American businessman at a Michelin-starred restaurant in London's Mayfair then going to his hotel. He paid £5,000 for the night.
Paige said: "I was told to go out and buy a little black dress, keep the receipt and he'd pay for it. This was a million miles from the jobs I was used to, where I'd turn up and just be thankful the bloke had two eyes, a nose and a mouth!
"He was waiting for me with a bunch of flowers. He pretended he knew me and we chatted, ate and drank wine. We went back to his hotel and he ordered champagne before asking me to undress.
"I enjoyed the whole experience. I'd never been pampered before. Later he told me he was married with three kids.
"Most of my clients were married but this seemed more dishonest because he was wining and dining me. If his wife knew, she'd be devastated.
"I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, feeling numb. But I knew I'd have to put those sorts of thoughts behind me and get on with it." Her first job abroad was in Spain, where she spent a week as a 65-year-old businessman's "wife" for £30,000. She has since been flown to Australia, LA, Las Vegas, the Middle East and Brazil by other men.
"My biggest one-off job was with three Arab businessmen at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi," she said. "It's a seven-star hotel and everything is decked out in gold leaf. They paid me £20,000 for one night with all of them. By morning I was exhausted.
"Arab men are fascinated by Western women. We're almost like status symbols to them. I've met girls working in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Bahrain who've made a million out of escorting."
Her worst bookings with her new agency have been in Britain - with MPs. She said: "My job has taken me right to the heart of Westminster. I've had sex with about a dozen MPs at different times, all of them Conservatives and all what I'd term upper-class.
"They seem to think they're being naughty by spending £5,000 to have a night with me. They're rubbish in bed - all fingers and fumbling. I find them pretty distasteful.
"Funnily enough, since the expenses scandal broke I haven't met any."
Three years ago Paige told her parents about her job. "I expected them to go mad," she said. "Amazingly they didn't. Mum's first words were: 'Do they wear a condom?' I said: 'Of course they do.' She was a bit shocked I think, as was Dad. He sort of shook his head and got on with life." Since then Paige has been getting on with her chosen way of life.
But she now admits: "I've slept with more than 500 men, I travel the world and make lots of money but I wouldn't say I was happy. My job means I simply don't trust men - they are all ruled by what is between their legs.
"And all the glitz and glamour has gone out of it. I find five-star hotels pretty soulless places populated with people who should have better things to spend their money on."
She went on: "I've seen the world. I've been pampered, mollycoddled and spoilt, what more is there to do?
"At the age of 25 I feel a little bit burnt-out. But I'm tied to the golden handcuffs that is high-class escorting."
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dem comments r so horrible, for all u care she could be a hooker on da street corner and den attacked, at least she is same, i meen wat r u 2 her, ure not her family so y shud u care so much, try finkin of her saftey and not da tax man or how much she gets paid or how disgudted in her you are, go for it, you do wat u got 2 do, dont be ashamed of it just ake sure dat u keep ureself safe
By babyt.. Posted March 8 2010 at 4:10 PM.
OMG I can't actually believe how nasty all of these comments are!!! She got trapped in a job that looks appealing from the outside but obviously isn't when your in it. There is a lot worse out there I really don't see what the big deal is. If you don't want to read about it then simply don't read it it's pretty obvious what it's about from the title! And I think she's absolutely stunning that's one thing you can't take from her
By Rachel.. Posted January 26 2010 at 10:19 PM.
I m married to a girl 10 years younger to me who got into this profession when she was 13. After 10 years of working in this field and having a kid from wedlock, she, the kid and me, are happily married. First it was difficult for me but then slowly i realised that people are not bad, their time is. Whatever is did was to support her family. According to me, it's not her fault, it's not the fault of people with whom she was professionally, but the fault lies in her family who made her do this. She was a perfect daughter, she is a perfect mom and she is a perfect wife. Paige, if you are reading this then have trust in the potential of belief and believe that someone will come your way too who will give you a decent respectful life. Best wishes.
By Anonymous.. Posted January 17 2010 at 8:16 AM.
At the end of the day its just sex and none of the requisites that make a fulfilling relationship that will last and when shes ready to settle, anyone whose worth their salt will see what she does/did for what it is. I dont condone it, if I had the goods Id take it up myself, I definitely wouldnt be sitting in a callcentre with a degree thats done me absolutely no favours whatsoever dealing with rude members of the public.
By anon.. Posted November 28 2009 at 3:06 PM.
when she has made her million, i dont think it will make her happy. Its dirty money. She a pretty gal, she should get a proper job and have a prose boy friend.
By rashy.. Posted November 28 2009 at 1:05 AM.
I date a call girl and she is a very lovely and classy person who is just trying to make a living while waiting for the recession to go away. It has only to do with money.
By jamie.. Posted November 26 2009 at 11:56 PM.
its makes me laugh to hear all the comments about the tax man, and all those people going on about respect 4 ur self, i bet they r all mingers who are sooooo jelous of paige. u go girl if there are still wifes out there not pleasing thier hubbies there will always be work 4 u, if theyve got the money to spend then milk them 4 all they got!!!!
By becky.. Posted November 26 2009 at 4:34 PM.
I feel if most people had the looks and youth to do it, it would be very tempting as it enables you to have a better standard of living. I feel most women who do this profession or go into porn will be metally scarred in the long run.
By Alex.. Posted November 26 2009 at 4:19 PM.
Good on you girl !
Woman doing it for themselves !
Just because you do, what you do, that does not make her a bad person.
At the end of the day we all sell ourselves for money.
By Me .. Posted November 25 2009 at 12:54 PM.
LIVE and LET LIVE - no one has the right to judge unless they are prepared to be judged. She is living life just like Katie Price - in the media - can anyone be happy with that sort of exposure. I would rather not know about her private life. Lovely looking girl tho, I wish her all the best for the future, after all life is what you make it and never easy for most of us.
By Q.. Posted November 25 2009 at 12:56 PM.
No one seems to have noticed that she said she's been bought by about a dozen MPs - all Tories! So, the days of Tory sleaze are still with us. Something to bear in mind as the General Election approaches?
By ECDumas.. Posted November 25 2009 at 12:22 PM.
prostitution is not welcome in society because it encourages adultery it also exploits individuals financially and degrades the prostitute involved even further.
my advice to her is get a boyfriend :-)
By Mr Tumble.. Posted November 25 2009 at 12:25 PM.
For a start condoms can get even the tiniest tear and you pick up something like HIV. Just a thought.
Men generally don't want someone who's been ridden more than a bus either. :)
By Kaz.. Posted November 25 2009 at 12:15 PM.
I hope the taxman is reading this
By Jamie.. Posted November 25 2009 at 12:07 PM.
With those horrendous boobs she's have to pay ME.
By Raz.. Posted November 24 2009 at 10:08 PM.
Disregarding this individual, I find it troubling how so many people have a blase attitude toward this as a "profession." The girl is telling you herself that her life is empty and shallow and that she wishes she was back living in a student apartment like everyone else. If nothing else, listen to how she feels about herself!
I never trust people who say "don't judge." Just sounds like an admission that they probably partake of whatever vice is being discussed. No, none of us is perfect, but that doesn't mean everything under the sun is "okay" either.
By Mark.. Posted November 24 2009 at 1:35 PM.
this is a bit too much.. and she still have a long way to get to a million, but most people do strange things for the money. so i would say good luck to her.
By jeffrey makuchete.. Posted November 24 2009 at 10:13 AM.
I am sure what she says here is not the complete truth - of course.. I actually don't know what she wants to say with this whole article. Girls like her always say one and the same things - nothing so interesting actually.
It's a kind of trap (because I believe it is a trap) that has been an option for every good - looking girl in her 20s. At this age men are desparate to get you. I have very good looks and have been followed a lot - but I knew it would never be an option for me. I think I have always had more self confidence that girls like this one.
So - to the reader who says:"if you were offered £20,000 to sleep with someone just the once, i think that deep down we all might consider it!" - well - no, dear, not all of us would consider it:)
By diana.. Posted November 24 2009 at 8:16 AM.
Maybe it isn't only men who 'are ruled by what is between their legs' :)
By Kobo.. Posted November 23 2009 at 11:38 PM.
Helen. I read with interest that yoour local supermarket apparently pays £7.00 an hour. My local supermarket pays its workers £5.80 an hour. Please let me have the address of the supermarket referred to in your message so I can apply for a job there
By Geoff.. Posted November 23 2009 at 10:56 AM.
I say good luck to her - she is absolutely stunning!
Let's all be honest......if you were offered £20,000 to sleep with someone just the once, i think that deep down we all might consider it! GOOD LUCK PAIGE!!
By Mel.. Posted November 23 2009 at 1:27 AM.
Why judge her? We are all prostitutes. All that differs is the price we are willing to settle for.
By Quid.. Posted November 23 2009 at 12:58 AM.
i dont care what other ppl do. it's her life. she's not my sister. dont know why some people are insulting her. it's her choice and she'll face any consequences. let's not judge anyone except murderers and child molesters e.t.c. she's not an ounce as bad as them. all i know is it was a very interesting read.
i could never do it though. would be too worried about catching an std. i don't have the guts/ba**s really. lol.
and what she said, they (men) are all ruled by what is between their legs.
so true, so true! i never fully trust any man.
and yes her breasts look strange. she should get them redone.
By tiffany.. Posted November 23 2009 at 12:13 AM.
I'm sure her family would have rather helped her out financially that let her become an escort. Still it is her own choice and if all you are concerned with is money then I guess its the right choice.
We all have different priorities and she has made hers clear. I don't understand why she is selling her story though, what does she expect to get from it? Surely even the money isn't worth letting the whole country, your friends, family and family's friends know what you do for a living?
By alison.. Posted November 22 2009 at 8:14 PM.
I wonder if she will get me an 'in' if I ask her? I could do with that kind of money.
By skintbird.. Posted November 22 2009 at 5:05 PM.
If the government introduced a wealth tax she would not be boasting how much she has in the bank.
By Mike.. Posted November 22 2009 at 5:01 PM.
Just leave these girls alone to get on with there lives, there are too many people that come accross as hypocrites and moral judges of society. Sorry people !!! but we live in an increasingly immoral world where young people are taking in the message of want want want. But there are by far a million times worse individuals to pour scorn and hatred at ie. paedos (male/female), killers, bankers etc.. these women are physically hurting no one.
2 yrs ago my own daughter wrongly became an escort. She has now permantely quit this profession thank goodness and is now working in an office. But she has only been there 2 months and calls me in tears as her supervisor recognises her from her old internet pictures which she has removed and makes nasty foul remarks about her. This filthy grubby little married man must have himself gone to these websites looking for a girl and now because he feels he has more power he's acting the pathetic wannabe big man by reducing a young woman to tears for the mistake she once made. Now thats what i call an absolute lowlife scum of the earth, not my daughter. What does he want, for her to go back to this profession ? She has cleaned up her life i think a lot more "men" need to do the very same thing. !!!!!!!
By Stand your ground.. Posted November 22 2009 at 4:23 PM.
One coment about trust "will depend on her being trustworthy or deserving of respect"..... I think you will find a lot of men will struggle to trust a hooker or X hooker, you obviously do not have a problem with that. Fair enough!!! As for me I do not share my girlffriend !!
By jones.. Posted November 22 2009 at 4:00 PM.
Judging by the comments left here you would think this was published in the Mail on Sunday; why such self-righteous indignation by so many? She has not been forced in to anything and has chosen to live her life by her own volition. Just because some people are religious and have a 9-5 office job does not make them superior human beings - each to their own.
She is clearly an extremely attractive girl. Good luck to her.
By Leroy Cain.. Posted November 22 2009 at 3:42 PM.
What a laugh!
Some ppl slate her and yet some ppl here prob go out on night out and shag different person each time!
Not saying she is right or wrong. Her life has nowt do with me. And I aint judging when don't have full story.
How many blokes are with women now who've had it away with loads men? May not being paid with money but they get something! They aint gonna admit it though are they?!
Personally I'd rather go out with her (after been checked and cleared for STDS) than some stupid drunken slapper who shags different guy each week. Least this woman admits what doing. Unlike the slappers on the razz.
Oh and Jones comment - lol. Assume response to Gillian comment. I kinda agree with her. Just cos you won't touch her doesn't mean some other bloke won't.
And to some others - yeah she should be paying tax. If she aint then they'll get her now for selling her story! Maybe she'll be in papers again - being bankrupt after tax bill and loss of earnings after being in paper. lol
By Tony.. Posted November 22 2009 at 3:16 PM.
Christ, what a lot of self-righteous cant! I can't believe that there are idiots who would pay 5000 quid for a shag, but if there are, good luck to the girls that get it. And as to those who come out with charming comments like "What man would want another man's leavings?", let me say that this man would not mind in the least. I could not care less about my partner's sex life before she met me, whether she was a nun or a hooker.
Here is another one. "Good Men will never trust or respect you". I would say that would depend on whether she is trustworthy or deserving of respect, and has nothing to do with her job. Looks like we have the Taliban out in force, here!
By Max .. Posted November 22 2009 at 3:08 PM.
Why are some people giving this woman so much stick for what she has done, you would be supprise the amount of husbands and boyfriends who are using hookers today. And also with the recession on you would be supprise to know the number of people turning to prostitution including students to pay of their fees.
By Mine.. Posted November 22 2009 at 3:06 PM.
Vero - I pay £280 per week in tax - I am entitled to be a bit hacked off - I am not envious at all, as I said, good luck to her. Why cant she pay tax? she is getting paid as an escort, totally legal as far as I am aware. So in my opinion she should pay tax, just like any normal hard working person has to.
By Paul.. Posted November 22 2009 at 2:38 PM.
men pay £20,000 a night for her?? With saucepan lids for boobs? I'm an overweight guy, so therefore my moobs have a better cleavage than she does!! At least with Belle she kept her worklife seperate and private until she quit. Who's gonna pay for her now that she's been in the papers??
By Jayke.. Posted November 22 2009 at 2:32 PM.
she's just pure lazy with no self respect
what a stinker lol who seriously would date this women now after 500 dirty men have done god knows what to.
loads of arabs in one night for 20 grand???
Miss STD 2009. well at least it will make a nice bedtime story for your future children
By dave.. Posted November 22 2009 at 2:16 PM.
Shame about the groteque boob job. In my view that has made her LESS desirable.
By Chris Z.. Posted November 22 2009 at 12:28 PM.
May God have mercy on your soul.
By Ransford okyere.. Posted November 22 2009 at 12:56 PM.
I really can't see her being forced to pay tax on her earnings if the Conservatives are elected to power, somehow.
By The All-Seeing Mighty Pigeon Stuffer.. Posted November 22 2009 at 12:57 PM.
She was brought up by a single parent in a council house and left school pregnant at 16, even her name is fake now.
By Jill.. Posted November 22 2009 at 12:57 PM.
Tax....what r u talking about....this is special job no way to pay tax.....nonsense.....boring people just enjoying don't be so envious.
By vero.. Posted November 22 2009 at 11:11 AM.
she should have stayed as a lawyer and she'd have earnt more by now!
By john.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:45 AM.
Good luck to her - Just hope she is paying tax, like I do, on her earnings???
By Paul.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:41 AM.
And what was the point of going to a newspaper and telling your story ? Do you really think anyone will respect you now ? bad boob job and a head up your arse attitude to respecting yourself. High class hooker ? you sell yourself to men for money - that makes you a common prostitute regardless of what YOU may think you are. Think on this love, how many men will really want another ones leavings ???
By Carole.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:37 AM.
Yeah right to one coment...... she will find a man who does not mind dating a loose woman !! No thank you ! for me even a free woman with STD is better because you dont get that dirty dusgusting feeling assosiated with paying for sex! In my opinion sex is better when it is free, because it is more natural and closer.
By Jones.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:36 AM.
Has the taxman caught up with her yet. She must owe a lot of tax.
By Norman McCollum.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:30 AM.
Can't beleive any one will pay seeing these rather redicules boobs with real money!!!
By Blacky.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:05 AM.
Each to their own i say but my god, what the hell has happened to her boobs?
Are they meant to look like that? lol.
By BettyBoop.. Posted November 22 2009 at 10:01 AM.
She took the easy way out when she war ask to stand on her own two fee. Now she has rubbed her family face in it by going public in the national paper. Plus potencialy she is of interest of the customs and excise authorities now who have not just her photo but she has also told the uk how much she has gaind from it which is of interest of the authorities.
By philip.. Posted November 22 2009 at 9:53 AM.
I hope that she looks up to the mighty one and can explain what she is doing! She is corrupting of moral standards of society, there is also the fact that how can she ever fall in love and start a family of her own after what she is done. Also her dad will be ashamed of her.
Essentially she will be left a rich but very lonely women.
By ben.. Posted November 22 2009 at 9:35 AM.
What a tart. And as people have pointed out already, her boob job is rubbish-you could park a bus between them
By CAM.. Posted November 22 2009 at 9:36 AM.
how could you sell your self for money when you could have a fantastic career,and still keep your dignity
By rich.. Posted November 22 2009 at 9:19 AM.
is a million pounds worth sellin your soul, dignity and self respect for and riskin your health???????
By millie.. Posted November 22 2009 at 9:01 AM.
For the kind of money she earns you'd think she could afford better implants. Those are SHOCKING!!!
By Cara.. Posted November 22 2009 at 8:21 AM.
If she's got 300k in the bank you'd think she could afford a better boobjob they look bloody awful.. sue the surgeon love!
By Ellie.. Posted November 22 2009 at 8:06 AM.
I hope she's paid income tax on all her earnings.
By John.. Posted November 22 2009 at 7:10 AM.
I see no problem with what she is doing , I feel sorry for men that have to pay for it as its sex is far better with someone who wants to be there than just paid to be there and besides it got to be better than being a lawyer, now that really is a nasty occupation.
By Mark.. Posted November 22 2009 at 6:43 AM.
Lots of women give it for free on nights out. Then they get STDs and pass it round before realise. This young lady is well paid, in safe places and no doubt uses protection. And which one gets slated?!
She's the one who has to live with what choice she made to do this type of work. Good luck to her and I hope she doesn't suffer too much mentally. She can always quit when has enough to be secure for the future and train in a career.
She'll still find a man at some point who'll accept her lifestyle. There are many other men and women who do this kind of work - famous and unknown.
Agree with Cliff's comment at 04:45.
By Gillian.. Posted November 22 2009 at 6:33 AM.
Oh, how self-righteous the comments are and will be. You forget that she could have gone to Hollywood and become a star. Or perhaps gone to work for a fashion magazine where she would be corrupted by the women that run them, always looking for a fresh new face. Or perhaps become a model selling her soul in Paris, Milan or New York. What price glory, or more meaningful, what price survival? I applaud her decision and what she has accomplished. Courtesans oftentimes wind up on top as history has often illustrated.
By Cliff.. Posted November 22 2009 at 4:45 AM.
To Paul - If you don't want to know about it, why read about and comment on it? The time you spent doing all that could have been spent on something else!!
By Kim.. Posted November 22 2009 at 3:20 AM.
go for it girl its better than working in a supermarket and earning £7 a hour
By helen.. Posted November 22 2009 at 2:29 AM.
Silly girl she says-- My job means I simply don't trust men - they are all ruled by what is between their legs -- Yet she embraces it by sleeping with married men for money. Why any one would pay that amount of money for sex is beyond me !! I guess some people have money to throw away. It is a disgusting job to have UHH YAK !!!
By Jones Imbanga.. Posted November 22 2009 at 2:25 AM.
It may seem like easy money, but it's socially devastating,morally indefensible and potentially extremely dangerous.Just because you can do something easily doesn't mean you should.Good Men will never trust or respect you,and bad men will lie and abuse you.Good luck,hope it was worth it.
By jake.. Posted November 22 2009 at 1:40 AM.
I hope the taxman gets his share (of the cash that is).What a pathetic girl. My two stepdaughters have both got degrees and worked hard to support themselves but they can both feel proud unlike this tramp who will have no self esteme even if she gets a million.
By Goldie206.. Posted November 22 2009 at 1:33 AM.
Men who pay that much money for sex are idiots. Its hardly worth that kind of money. Wake up already.
By Andy Almada.. Posted November 22 2009 at 1:00 AM.
I'm shocked to say the least,with comfortable parents and good upbringing what else can u ask for? I challenge u to visit Nigeria and see how students survive.
By Onoriode.. Posted November 22 2009 at 12:11 AM.
Who is it that judge, is it not Christ Jesus who died for our sins? Paige, Jesus still loves you. He delights in people who have given hope on themselves and turns them around for his own glory and for their good. Jesus loves you, never see yourself as condemned for God will welcome all,even those who believe they are sinners. Grace of God be upon you.
By Kofinho.. Posted November 21 2009 at 11:31 PM.
If this works for her good, but I don't want to know about it!
By Paul.. Posted November 21 2009 at 11:20 PM.
Get a dog and move to the country, throw away the tarty gear. That's where the real fun is found.
By sunita.. Posted November 21 2009 at 11:10 PM.
Yuk
By beth.. Posted November 21 2009 at 10:35 PM.