A news reader for a local radio station has been suspended after giving a revealing interview to KentOnline about her life as a dominatrix.
Mother-of-one Melissa Todd, 45, of Thanet, has spent over 25 years working in the sex industry, first as a stripper and now as a dominatrix offering ‘sex sessions’. one-on-one punishment ”to customers paying up to £ 100 an hour.
But it was only a string to his bow. She also edits the Broadstairs Beacon newspaper and runs a local theater company. She was also a news reader at the local Thanet-based Academy FM radio station.
However, it came to an abrupt end after she spoke to KentOnline recently, ahead of the publication of her new book – My Body Is My Business – which came out earlier this month and topped the best list. -sellers of erotic fiction on Amazon.
This sparked a wave of interviews as she promoted the book and sought to dispel the belief that sex work is both dangerous and exploitative.
In the article on KentOnline – which you can read in full here – she said: ‘There are so many negative stereotypes around sex work and it just seems to be getting worse – they are victims, a pathetic and corrupt society’ , and everything else, but they’re just people, with lives and stories.
“Honestly, I haven’t seen any exploitation in 26 years. I’m sure it’s over there, but it’s definitely not the only story.”
However, the married mother’s candid revelations about her lucrative business were uncomfortable with the bosses of community radio station Academy FM.
Explains Melissa: “The day after the article was posted on KentOnline, I was suspended from the station. The manager called and incredibly apologized, but said it was a ‘very sassy’ article and that I couldn’t go on, at least until there was a board meeting about me.
“I fully understood that. Two days later she told me that the directors had agreed that the suspension should be lifted. However, I haven’t been on the radio since, which is unprecedented. I’ve stopped receiving daily emails from them now, and they’ve abandoned me on Twitter and Instagram, so I guess I’m definitely persona non grata. “
In the article, Melissa also revealed that she makes money from photoshoots and adult videos. However, she stressed that she does not offer “any sexual services,” adding, “It’s just a good slap. All the sex is going on in their heads.”
But she admits she was disappointed with the radio station’s perhaps overdue move.
She adds: “I really don’t want to hurt the Academy, who are absolutely lovely people, almost entirely volunteers, who do incredible work in the community and have been a vital resource throughout the pandemic.
“However, they also contribute to the belief that there is something shameful and stigmatizing about sex work – that you cannot be smart, articulate, interested in current affairs, and also domineering, which is blatantly. wrong – I managed it for two years.
“I miss the radio. I had just finished my DJ training and was really hoping to have my own show someday. I understand and regret being a problem for the people I admire a lot. I wonder if maybe – being another radio station might take a chance on me at some point. I never said anything sassy on the air. “
Station manager at Academy FM, Debbie Day, said when approached: “Melissa is lovely and such a busy woman. I know she is working extremely hard to promote her book right now – that is. an exciting time for her and we wish her every success. “