Natalie McLennan, a local of Montreal, was a 24-yr-old aspiring actress in 2004 when she began working for NY Private, a prime-stop escort services in Ny city. Billed as “The big apple’s No. 1 escort,†she was showcased on the duvet of New York journal in 2005, and her revelations inside the accompanying post led prosecutors to arrest her for prostitution and money laundering, for which she expended 26 days in Rikers Island jail (“A few far more days than Paris Hilton!†she notes) in advance of accepting a plea discount.
She's composing a memoir having a working title of “The cost†about her experiences in the yr that she labored to the agency. It can be scheduled for drop launch by Phoenix Books.
Q: Why did you come to be an escort?
A: I used to be battling, a starving actress, living in Manhattan, endeavoring to do well. The choice was offered to me. I weighed The professionals as well as the Drawbacks. I decided to check out it when to check out if it was a thing I could deal with. It absolutely was, so I continued until finally it wasn’t ideal for me anymore.
Q: Why did you obtain out?
A: I received out as a consequence of people I used to be surrounded with for the agency didn’t have my greatest pursuits at heart. Due to the fact I'd a lot stress and worry attacks since I felt a thing might take place. I couldn’t snooze during the night time. I was appropriate as the thirty day period following I still left, the company was shut down because of the law enforcement. As well as, my Life-style wasn’t as nutritious mainly because it could have been.
Q: Just how much did you make?
A: An escort helps make just as much dollars as she will be able to possibly make for herself. The typical escort here in New York City, I'd estimate can make involving $600 and $one,two hundred one hour. It might be a great living for a certain amount of time. It’s like Wall Street; You must go in, make your cash and acquire out. By far the most revenue I Individually at any time designed being an escort was possibly $two,000 an hour or so by using a two-hour least, or $29,000 for just one weekend.
Q: Was it a fantastic weekend?
A: Oh, my gosh, it absolutely was awesome. We went to this very little personal island from the Florida Keys. It had been wonderful. It had been unbelievable. It had been a fairy tale.